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When Dillon Gabriel was tabbed as the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns ahead of Week 5, Shedeur Sanders’s role remained unchanged as the third-string quarterback, as Joe Flacco became the backup.
However, even with Flacco now on the Cincinnati Bengals, it remains to be seen if Sanders will get the promotion to be the backup.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski would not commit to Sanders being the backup, with Bailey Zappe elevated to the practice squad, which drew the ire of ESPN analyst Ryan Clark.
“If [Sanders] is not named the backup quarterback, it’s time to part ways. It’s time to trade him, it’s time to get him out of your locker room. Because your plan for development is not to develop Shedeur Sanders as a future starter of your te