Browns affirm Dillon Gabriel information amid QB competitors
Whereas the day was stuffed with snippets of Shedeur Sanders‘ reps on the Browns’ organized workforce actions Wednesday, the true information occurred off the sphere as third-round rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel signed his rookie contract, in accordance with a workforce announcement. No contract particulars have been launched.
With Deshaun Watson coping with harm and the quarterback room consisting of solely a 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett on his third workforce in as a few years, the Browns have been always linked to a rookie quarterback within the 2025 NFL Draft. Whereas many assumed that that quarterback would in a roundabout way or one other find yourself being Sanders, a traditionally unusual slide led to 5 different passers listening to their names known as earlier than Sanders. A kind of names was Gabriel’s, which got here at No. 94 general.
After six years taking part in school soccer (three at UCF, two at Oklahoma and one at Oregon), Gabriel solely obtained higher and higher, even after a left clavicle harm ended his time with the Knights. General, Gabriel proved to be an elite producer who might shield the ball and rating together with his arm or his legs. He went 46-17 as a starter with the Knights, Sooners and Geese, displaying a powerful means to choose up new methods rapidly and successfully.
That, contrasted with Sanders, who has labored below the identical offense below the identical coach since highschool, may very well be a motive that Gabriel’s identify has been seeing rather more run in current days as a contender for a task as QB1 or 2. One of many newest studies we’d seen noticed Gabriel seemingly trying just like the QB2 behind Pickett. The lefty appears to be making fast progress as he learns his fourth new offense in 5 years.
There’ll nonetheless be loads of time for Gabriel to problem Pickett or for Sanders to problem them each and even for Flacco to get again within the image. Regardless, Gabriel can now get his thoughts off contract negotiations and put all his efforts into soccer.
Gabriel is simply the third Browns rookie to place pen to paper up to now. Right here’s how the remainder of the draft class is trying:
- Spherical 1, No. 5 (from Jaguars): Mason Graham (DT, Michigan) (signed)
- Spherical 2, No. 33: Carson Schwesinger (LB, UCLA)
- Spherical 2, No. 36 (from Jaguars): Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State)
- Spherical 3, No. 67: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE, Bowling Inexperienced) (signed)
- Spherical 3, No. 94 (from Payments): Dillon Gabriel (QB, Oregon) (signed)
- Spherical 4, No. 126 (from Vikings by way of Jaguars): Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee)
- Spherical 5, No. 144 (from Patriots by way of Seahawks): Shedeur Sanders (QB, Colorado)
