Dillon Gabriel gives perfect response to Shedeur Sanders comparison question: 'Just divides the team'

The Cleveland Browns amazed everyone erstwhile they drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel with their third-round pick, portion Shedeur Sanders continued to autumn down the NFL Draft board. 

Perhaps an adjacent bigger astonishment was erstwhile Sanders was taken by the franchise 2 rounds later, creating a packed quarterbacks country with Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett besides vying for the starting job. 

With Sanders garnering the nationalist spotlight, Gabriel has been successful his caller teammate's shadiness successful presumption of coverage. 

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Shedeur Sanders watches chap backmost Dillon Gabriel during rookie minicamp astatine the Cleveland Browns grooming installation connected Saturday, May 10, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (IMAGN)

But the Heisman Trophy finalist gave the cleanable reply to Cleveland-area reporters astatine rookie minicamp erstwhile asked however it feels to person Sanders arsenic a teammate.  

"I emotion it," Gabriel replied connected Saturday. "You know, I emotion it due to the fact that of who it is. I deliberation conscionable for america both, you tin larn from 1 another. But also, it’s not conscionable america 2 successful the room. At slightest for present [during rookie minicamp] it is, but, you know, going into the year, Kenny, Joe and adjacent Deshaun [Watson], conscionable a clump of guys who played a clump of shot that we tin each larn from 1 another."

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Watson doesn’t fig to beryllium successful the moving to play astatine each this play aft reinjuring his Achilles during rehab past season. 

Gabriel was asked astir NFL fans who are already comparing his reps astatine rookie minicamp to Sanders’, and different due team-first reply was the result. 

"I deliberation the much questions I get asked similar that, it conscionable divides the team," helium said. "For me, we’re successful a country afloat of not conscionable america – Kenny, Joe and Deshaun. For us, we cognize however important a steadfast QB country is. But also, a squad that you privation to beryllium a portion of. 

Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel during time 2 of rookie minicamp astatine the Cleveland Browns grooming installation connected Saturday, May 10, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (IMAGN)

"How bash you make an situation each azygous time wherever everybody tin beryllium their best? That’s conscionable pushing 1 another, which endowment people does. Naturally, it’s healthy. For us, we each spell bash our happening and everyone wins."

Just arsenic Sanders acknowledged the backmost contention that’s surely to beryllium a apical NFL storyline this preseason, Gabriel knows he’s going to person to beryllium astatine his champion if helium wishes to get the starting occupation travel Week 1. 

"I lone cognize 1 mode to prepare," Gabriel said. "I lone cognize 1 mode to work, and that is arsenic the starter. You know, I’ve played a clump of shot and person a batch of experience, truthful I’m going to usage that to my advantage."

Cleveland Browns backmost Dillon Gabriel talks to the media during rookie minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

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As of now, it’s apt Flacco’s occupation to suffer heading into grooming camp, fixed his past with caput manager Kevin Stefanski’s offense. Just 2 seasons ago, Flacco virtually came disconnected the sofa and ran Stefanski’s discourtesy into the playoffs, a miraculous feat that won him Comeback Player of the Year. Stefanski was awarded Coach of the Year. 

But the comparisons and disapproval betwixt Gabriel and Sanders lone seems earthy astatine this constituent due to the fact that of however linked they are aft this year’s draft.  

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