Browns name Joe Flacco Week 1 starter over Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders

August 18, 2025

By Chris Bengel, CBS Sports: The Cleveland Browns have landed on a starting quarterback for the start of the regular season. The Browns have named Joe Flacco the team’s starting quarterback for its Week 1 contest against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 7, the team announced on Monday.

Flacco signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Browns in April. The Browns coaching staff elected to sit Flacco throughout the preseason as the veteran quarterback did not take a single snap.

Flacco was able to beat out a Browns quarterback room that include Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders and Tyler Huntley.

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Browns name Joe Flacco starting QB: Veteran beats out Shedeur Sanders, others in camp battle

Flacco didn't play in the team's three preseason games, but Cleveland will trot him out vs. the Bengals in Week 1

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