BEREA, Ohio — Winning the Week 1 start for Joe Flacco wasn’t anywhere near as tough as keeping the job will be. Kevin Stefanski stressed that Flacco earned the job outright, and didn’t win it by default because of injuries to Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

There went the Sanders hype, along with his chances to further raise his stock in the ever-evolving quarterback competition in Cleveland. Pickett and Gabriel returned after battling hamstring injuries last week, which gave Sanders the opportunity to start the preseason opener last week.

The Cleveland Browns have named Joe Flacco their starting quarterback for 2025. Now, HC Kevin Stefanski has revealed the one quality that sets the veteran apart from Shedeur Sanders and the rest of the team’s signal-callers.

The Cleveland Browns have a very crowded QB room. If they decide to let go of one, their most known QB is going to get the short end of the stick.

Joe Flacco will be the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback to begin the 2025 campaign. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski named Flacco the starter for the team's Week 1 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals over Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

Former Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel praised Shedeur Sanders' strong preseason performance, while discussing the rookie's fall to the fifth round in the NFL Draft.