Joe Flacco has been here before — benched for a young quarterback after leading a struggling offensive unit.

But that experience doesn’t necessarily make things easier.

The Browns officially benched Flacco for Dillon Gabriel on Wednesday after starting the season 1-3 with the 40-year-old Flacco as QB1. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters that the offense’s performance was not all on Flacco and that all parties need to perform better. But that is likely little consolation for Flacco, who previously helped lead Cleveland to the postseason in 2023.

“ I don’t think I foresaw it ,” Flacco said of his benching in his Wednesday press conference. “Listen, I think I said it on Sunday, anytime you’re in this league, everybody’s always getting evaluated. The job of the quarterback is to

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