Who Should I Start? Kenny Pickett or Dillon Gabriel

Tuesday, August 19, 6:32 PM

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said that quarterback Kenny Pickett (hamstring) would do some team drills at practice on Tuesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring on July 26. It's progress for Pickett, but he was still limited in practice. The Browns officially announced on Monday that veteran Joe Flacco will be their starting signal-caller going into Week 1 of the regular season, so at best, the 27-year-old Pickett will be Cleveland's QB to begin the year if he can get over his nagging hamstring injury in the next two weeks. It would help his cause if he gets cleared to play in the preseason finale on Saturday against the Los Angeles Rams. If Pickett isn't healthy enough to be Flacco's backup in the season opener, that job will fall to one of rookies Shedeur Sanders (oblique) or Dillon Gabriel. It's why the Browns are considering carrying four QBs on their initial 53-man roster.

Sunday, August 17, 6:45 AM

Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed 13 of his 18 passes for 143 yards and an interception in a 22-13 preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. Gabriel also rushed twice for one yard and lost a fumble in the win. The rookie signal-caller got off to a fast start, completing eight of his nine pass attempts in the first quarter before cooling off in the second. Gabriel led a touchdown drive and two field-goal drives during his half of play, but his interception was ugly as he threw a 75-yard pick-six early in the second quarter. Gabriel, who missed last week's preseason opener with a hamstring injury, will look to continue to compete to open the regular season as the Browns' starting quarterback. The team's preseason finale comes against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday.