The battle for the Cleveland Browns backup quarterback job has turned into a soap opera involving the team’s two young draft picks. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday, August 18, that the Browns will name veteran quarterback Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback for the team’s September 7 regular season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

That's not an easy situation for the competitors in the QB battle, but it at least meant job security for the quartet of Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. The latest comments from Browns coach Kevin Stefanski are playing a different tune, though.

Dillon Gabriel’s NFL debut didn’t quite deliver the crescendo Browns fans were hoping for, especially with fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sidelined by an oblique injury.