<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jack-conklin-injury-update-ravens-will-frighten-joe-flacco');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jack-Conklin_5175a2.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T11:41:23-07:00">September 12th, 11:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T11:41:23-07:00">September 12th, 11:41am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/browns-ravens-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">Browns will be facing another divisional opponent</a> in Week 2 in the Baltimore Ravens, and they could be without one of their key linemen. Jack Conklin suffered an injury in Week 1, and there’s a chance that he <a href="https://x.com/ScottPetrak/status/1966551439259443659" rel="noopener">may not play</a> this week, according to Scott Petrak of The Chronicle-Telegram.</p><p>“Browns coach Kevin Stefanski: RT Jack Conklin is questionable because of elbow injury sustained in opener. Eye is fine after getting poked in that game. Stefanski said it’s 50-50 whether he’ll play,” Petrak wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Conklin left the game against the Cincinnati Bengals after dealing with an eye injury. He went to the medical tent and then returned to the sidelines with his teammates, but never returned to the field. Stefanski noted after the game that Conklin got poked in the eye.</p><p>It was unknown that Conklin was dealing with an elbow injury, but it doesn’t seem like anything too serious. If he doesn’t play, Cornelius Lucas will most likely take his place, like he did when he left the game in Week 1.</p><p>Conklin is an All-Pro and has been with the Browns for six seasons, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jack-conklin-brutal-injury-update-bengals">injuries have held him back</a> throughout his tenure. Nonetheless, he has been key to their blocking scheme, and when he’s on the field, things open up for the Browns’ offense.</p><p>The Ravens did not get much pressure on Josh Allen last week, and that should be a good sign for the Browns’ offensive line. Against the Bengals, they allowed Joe Flacco to be sacked only twice, but the rushing attack only produced 49 yards. The hope is that they can get something going on the ground as they try to make it difficult for the Ravens to contain them on offense.</p><p>Conklin would be a big part of that, and there’s still a chance that he suits up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-gets-brutally-honest-backbreaking-drops-to-ints');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Joe Flacco gets brutally honest on backbreaking drops-to-INTs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco-2.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Joe Flacco gets brutally honest on backbreaking drops-to-INTs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T18:32:04-07:00">September 7th, 6:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T18:32:04-07:00">September 7th, 6:32pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Flacco and the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-much-maligned-defense-won-week-1-vs-browns">Browns suffered a close 17-16 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals</a> on opening weekend.</p><p>Flacco started in his first Browns game since he helped lead the team to the playoffs in the 2023 campaign. He won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year for his remarkable efforts after signing as a free agent midseason.</p><p>In his first game back with Cleveland after spending 2024 with the Indianapolis Colts, he ended the day with 31 completions out of 45 attempts for 290 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>However, he threw two interceptions and saw some of his passes end in drops from his receivers. He <a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1964786900864221244" rel="noopener">reflected on the loss</a> after the game, per reporter Zac Jackson. The veteran quarterback knew that his mistakes hurt the team’s chances of winning but understood that comes with the game of football.</p><p>“That’s football. I’m wishing I threw it a little bit better…we’re all going home tonight and trying to sleep with that on our chest,” Flacco said.</p><h2><b>How Joe Flacco, Browns played against Bengals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Joe Flacco made the effort to keep the Browns competitive against a tough Bengals squad, but they fell short in the end.</p><p>It didn’t help matters that their kicker Andre Szmyt missed a crucial field goal that could have given Cleveland the lead in the final minutes. The win was within their grasp, something they will think about for the next few days.</p><p>Due to Flacco’s active passing, the receiving corps benefitted from the quarterback’s distribution. Four players obtained five or more catches for over 50 yards each. Jerry Jeudy led the way with five receptions for 66 yards, Dylan Sampson had eight catches for 64 yards, while Harold Fannin Jr. made seven receptions for 63 yards. Meanwhile, Cedric Tillman recorded five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>The Browns will look to bounce back in their next matchup, remaining on the road. They face the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Joe Flacco gets brutally honest on backbreaking drops-to-INTs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-officially-names-dillon-gabriel-backup-to-joe-flacco');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Kevin Stefanski officially names Dillon Gabriel backup to Joe Flacco');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Stefanski-officially-names-Dillon-Gabriel-backup-to-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Ken Blaze</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Kevin Stefanski officially names Dillon Gabriel backup to Joe Flacco</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-26T14:00:42-07:00">August 26th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-26T14:01:17-07:00">August 26th, 2:01pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-bold-predictions-2025-nfl-season">Cleveland Browns</a> have been one of the most talked-about teams in the NFL since they drafted Shedeur Sanders in the 5th round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Despite the popularity, Sanders will not be seeing much action this season unless some unfortunate injuries occur to the quarterbacks ahead of him.</p><p>On Tuesday, ahead of the start of the regular season, the Browns have made their QB decisions. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition">Joe Flacco will be the starting QB</a> for Week 1 and potentially longer. Now, head coach Kevin Stefanski has said that Dillon Gabriel will be the backup to Flacco for the foreseeable future. That leaves Sanders <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1960438069318049998" rel="noopener">as the third string and emergency QB</a>, and it seems as if they will keep all three for this season.</p><p>The battle between Gabriel and Sanders has been one of the more talked-about battles this camp. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-dillon-gabriel-unbothered-take-browns-qb-depth-chart-position">Gabriel has been unbothered</a> by his place in the depth chart all camp, and now being the backup shouldn’t be a surprise to him.</p><p>This preseason, Gabriel has thrown for 272 yards and one touchdown. He has also thrown an interception. It was a small sample size, but his outing against the Los Angeles Rams proved that he is capable of playing in the NFL. He completed 12 of 19 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown with the Browns running basic play calls. When Gabriel came in for Flacco against the Rams, it was almost a given then that he would be named the backup.</p><p>Sanders has played well this preseason, also. However, he has not been given as many reps. Sanders threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns this preseason. Although against the Rams, he threw for just 14 yards and had a lot of trouble avoiding sacks. As of now, the Browns have made the right decision with their signal callers.</p><p>The battle between Gabriel and Sanders is far from over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Kevin Stefanski officially names Dillon Gabriel backup to Joe Flacco

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-sends-sincere-message-shedeur-sanders-tough-preseason-finale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Joe Flacco sends sincere message after Shedeur Sanders’ tough preseason finale');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Joe Flacco sends sincere message after Shedeur Sanders’ tough preseason finale</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-23T18:43:28-07:00">August 23rd, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-23T18:43:28-07:00">August 23rd, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco sent a heartfelt message to his rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders after a tough preseason finale. In only his second preseason appearance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-camera-captures-shedeur-sanders-reaction-to-getting-subbed-out-vs-rams">Sanders was subbed out of the second half</a> of Saturday’s 19-17 win against the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>After the win, Flacco <a href="https://twitter.com/camijustice/status/1959377874496192923" rel="noopener">reflected on his days as a rookie</a>, offering Sanders support after a tough night, per Browns reporter Camryn Justice’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I can remember just like yesterday — that’s part of being a rookie. You’re going to get thrown into situations that maybe you don’t think are ideal,” Flacco said. “I got thrown into a game against New England with two minutes left. I fumbled on the one-yard line. They scored two plays later, and that was John Harbaugh’s first preseason game. He was not happy. I wasn’t happy either. It’s part of the game.</p><p>“It’s part of what makes a football player is learning how to deal from those situations and learn from them. Yeah, we’ve all been there. It’s part of the game,” Flacco concluded.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> QB Joe Flacco on Shedeur Sanders having a tough outing today, shared a similar experience he had as a rookie that made him better: <a href="https://t.co/IrqusozDra">pic.twitter.com/IrqusozDra</a></p><p>— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) <a href="https://twitter.com/camijustice/status/1959377874496192923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sanders went 3 of 6 for 14 yards in the second half. Browns’ starting QB Joe Flacco started 9 of 10 from the field on 71 yards and Gabriel connected on 12 of 19 attempts for 129 yards and one touchdown.</p><p>Hall of Fame running Eric Dickerson, who says he was told by a valid source that the NFL didn’t want to see Sanders drafted, could have a strong reaction to Sanders’ night being cut short. Ahead of being potentially cut, the rookie quarterback didn’t get a chance to showcase himself in his final preseason opportunity.</p><p>Dickerson <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/08/21/sports/nfl-teams-were-told-not-to-draft-shedeur-sanders-eric-dickerson-says/" rel="noopener">revealed what he was told</a>, per Christian Arnold of the New York Post.</p><p>“I tell you this much, what I heard from someone that’s in the NFL that the NFL told [teams] don’t draft him, do not draft him,” Dickerson said. “We’re going to make an example out of him. And this came from a very good source, a very good source.”</p><h2><b>Derek Carr calls out Browns for Shedeur Sanders decision</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Browns-rookie-quarterback-Shedeur-Sanders-3.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Former NFL starting quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-derek-carr-has-questions-latest-shedeur-sanders-decision">Derek Carr called out the Browns for Shedeur Sanders</a>. Carr believed sticking with Sanders was the right thing to do and <a href="https://x.com/derekcarrqb/status/1959346115113050615" rel="noopener">posted about it</a> on his X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I need to understand why we don’t get to see Shedeur Sanders run this 2 minute drill? Wouldn’t you want to see your young QB operate in this situation? Get him more reps for the future? I didn’t see the whole game so maybe he already showed enough? Help me understand this,” Carr said.</p><p>The Browns will trim their roster to 53 players soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Joe Flacco sends sincere message after Shedeur Sanders’ tough preseason finale

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/how-joe-flacco-was-tricked-by-browns-teammates-after-being-named-qb1');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Joe Flacco was ‘tricked’ by Browns teammates after being named QB1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco-throwing-the-football.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Joe Flacco was ‘tricked’ by Browns teammates after being named QB1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-22T07:18:45-07:00">August 22nd, 7:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-22T07:18:45-07:00">August 22nd, 7:18am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Flacco is, once again, the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. After a long offseason full of speculation about who will start for the AFC North team, the coaching staff has decided that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition">starting the veteran Flacco is the best recourse for the team</a>. Flacco won out over the fourth-year QB Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.</p><p>Despite turning 40 this year, Flacco feels like he’s still limber enough to start. According to him, the Browns’ youthful locker room has tricked him into believing he’s younger than he is. Still, the Browns quarterback believes that despite his age,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6567872/2025/08/22/joe-flacco-browns-starting-quarterback/?source=emp_shared_articlerback/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener"> he’s still got the mind and the physical capabilities to be a starter.</a></p><p>“I hope that I’ve shown some people that over the last couple weeks — (people) who have watched the film, and we’ve been out there — I feel as good as I ever have,” Flacco said, according to Zac Jackson of The Athletic. “You get tricked a little bit when you’re in a locker room with all these (young) guys. You just kind of assume you’re in your 20s, and you keep telling yourself that, but I really do feel great. My arm feels just as good as ever. My legs feel really good right now to do the things that I’m going to have to do. So, I feel ready to go.”</p><p>The Browns entered training camp with one burning question: Who will be their starter for at least the start of the 2025 season? There were good arguments for all four candidates. Flacco was the veteran quarterback who led them to success a few years ago. Pickett was a relatively young quarterback who was a more stable option than the rookies. Gabriel and Sanders were two rookies with high upside. Sanders, in particular, was a projected first-round pick at one point.</p><p>Cleveland elected to pick the veteran Flacco to start the year. The move <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-blasted-not-making-hard-decision-joe-flacco-qb1-call">drew mixed reactions</a>, with a sizable part of the fanbase believing that the right decision was to start one of Sanders or Gabriel. Flacco came back to the Browns after a stint with the Indianapolis Colts last season. He played in eight games, starting in six after Anthony Richardson was benched. He completed 65.3% of his passes for 1,761 yards, throwing 12 touchdowns to seven interceptions.</p><p>In his last season with the Browns, Flacco was brought in as a starter before Deshaun Watson went down with an injury. He started in five games, throwing for 1,616 yards with 13 touchdowns to 8 interceptions. He led Cleveland to the playoffs, but they were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Houston Texans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Joe Flacco was ‘tricked’ by Browns teammates after being named QB1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/predicting-when-joe-flacco-replaced-browns-qb-2025-nfl-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Predicting when Joe Flacco will be replaced as Browns QB during 2025 NFL season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Predicting-when-Joe-Flacco-will-be-replaced-as-Browns-QB-during-2025-NFL-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Predicting when Joe Flacco will be replaced as Browns QB during 2025 NFL season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T15:16:53-07:00">August 21st, 3:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T15:16:53-07:00">August 21st, 3:16pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns might be staging the most crowded quarterback competition in NFL history coming into the 2025 season, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-blasted-not-making-hard-decision-joe-flacco-qb1-call">Joe Flacco has come out on the other side</a> of it.</p><p>Flacco has been named the Browns’ Week 1 starter despite competing with Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Injuries played a large part in that, as the 40-year old was the only signal caller in Cleveland to stay healthy through training camp and the first two preseason games.</p><p>Pickett has been out for a while now with a hamstring injury and has missed both contests so far. Gabriel missed the first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers with a hamstring injury of his own, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-back-practice-after-oblique-injury">Sanders missed the second game</a> against the Philadelphia Eagles due to a nagging oblique injury. The Browns brought in Tyler Huntley, but he was never serious threat to challenge for the starting job.</p><p>Deshaun Watson, who is still on his fully-guaranteed contract, is also making progress in his recovery from a torn Achilles and would certainly love to be on the field when he gets back.</p><p>Despite the fact that Kevin Stefanski and company are trusting Flacco and rolling with him to start the season, there is a high chance that he doesn’t make it through the fill season as the starter. If the Browns fall out of playoff contention at any point — which, they are still the Browns — they would be wise to see what they have in Sanders and Gabriel before attacking next offseason in order to have better knowledge of the best path forward.</p><p>If Stefanski is going to make the switch, there is a clear logical spot for him to do so.</p><h2><b>Joe Flacco could get replaced in Week 10</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dillon-Gabriel-Shedeur-Sanders.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Browns <a href="https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/schedule/" rel="noopener">have a bye week</a> in Week 9, which makes it the perfect point for Stefanski to make a change if things are going poorly on the field.</p><p>At this point, it appears that Dillon Gabriel is not ready to play in the NFL from a physical standpoint. His small frame makes it very difficult for him to consistently operate, even if he looked good at times in his preseason debut against the Philadelphia Eagles. On the other hand, Sanders is lagging behind Gabriel in a lot of the mental and operational aspects of the quarterback position and doesn’t appear ready to play right away from that standpoint.</p><p>Pickett could end up getting the second shot after Flacco, but at the midway point in the season it feels more likely that the Browns will want to see what they have in the two players that they recently drafted before heading into the offseason.</p><p>The schedule coming out of the bye week is also favorable for a young quarterback to come in and play comfortably. Cleveland plays against the New York Jets in Week 10 coming out of the bye week, so there are much tougher teams that you could play in your first career start.</p><p>There is a chance that both rookies could see time during the back half of the season as the Browns try to find out if they have a franchise quarterback in the room already or if they need to continue to search for one in the draft. Having two weeks to prepare one of them for their first start coming out of the bye week could be the perfect time to see what they have.</p><h2><b>What happens if things go south quickly for the Browns?</b></h2><p>Nine games is a long time for Browns fans to wait for not one, but two rookie quarterbacks to step into the spotlight. If Cleveland is at the bottom of the standings, say at 3-6 or 2-7, fans in Cleveland will not want to wait that long to see Flacco back on the sidelines and one of the young guns on the field, and they may not have to.</p><p>Cleveland plays against an absolute gauntlet over the first six weeks of the season — hosting the Bengals, Packers and Vikings during that time while traveling to play the Ravens, Lions and Steelers on the road — but Week 7 could be the spot where a quarterback change could be made. There, Cleveland plays against the Miami Dolphins at home before a Week 8 trip to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots.</p><p>With the Browns likely to be looking up at the other three teams in the AFC North after six weeks, maybe Stefanski will be convinced to make the switch earlier than the bye week. If he does, Week 7 could be the spot where you see someone other than Flacco under center for the Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Predicting when Joe Flacco will be replaced as Browns QB during 2025 NFL season

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He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition">Joe Flacco is QB1 in Cleveland.</a> The Browns have decided that the veteran signal caller gives them their best shot at finding success early in the 2025 campaign. The Browns will battle with the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1 in a few weeks, and then after that, there is a familiar foe on the schedule.</p><p>Joe Flacco spent 10 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He has made many memories with that franchise that included a Super Bowl win in 2012. After playing for the Browns in 2023, he returned to the team after one year with the Indianapolis Colts. The veteran will take on the Ravens in Week 2.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Flacco on being set to return to Baltimore in Week 2, his first time playing at M&amp;T Bank Stadium since Nov. 2018: “I love playing in Baltimore. Such a special place, unbelievable fans … that would definitely be very exciting.” <a href="https://t.co/T000IUHPZ7">pic.twitter.com/T000IUHPZ7</a></p><p>— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielOyefusi/status/1957836406862037016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“I love playing in Baltimore. Such a special place, unbelievable fans, division game, I mean, it just does not get any better than that. You know, that is what the plan is, and that would definitely be very exciting.”</p><p>There is no reason why Flacco won’t start Week 2 unless of an injury. The Browns are not going to be a playoff team in 2025 and do not need to make unnecessary decisions that could potentially hurt the future.</p><p>Flacco has been playing very well at the elder stages of his career. He won the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year award playing with this franchise. He led the Browns to a playoff appearance, and even though they lost to the Houston Texans, Flacco proved he can still sling the rock among the best of them. The vet is 40 years old, and he doesn’t have much gas left in the tank. This season could be the final time we see Flacco as a starter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Joe Flacco gets 100% real on Week 2 Ravens clash after winning QB1 job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-blasted-not-making-hard-decision-joe-flacco-qb1-call');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns blasted for not making ‘hard decision’ with Joe Flacco QB1 call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns blasted for not making ‘hard decision’ with Joe Flacco QB1 call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-18T15:12:30-07:00">August 18th, 3:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-18T15:12:30-07:00">August 18th, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition">Cleveland Browns officially named Joe Flacco their starting quarterback</a> for Week 1 of the 2025 season, it didn’t <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-winning-starting-qb-role-hits-cleveland-fans-with-harsh-reality">exactly draw the best reaction from fans around the NFL</a>.</p><p>A team in desperate need of a long-term answer under center after the Deshaun Watson trade turned out about as bad as any deal in NFL history, fans watched Shedeur Sanders shine in Preseason Game 1 and Dillon Gabriel turn in mixed but promising results in Game 2 and openly wondered why Kevin Stefanski would march out a quarterback almost as old as he is heading into Week 1, especially with his job potentially on the line after a major flameout in 2024.</p><p>One such detractor of the decision is ESPN’s Ryan Clark, who used some time on <i>NFL Live</i> to blast the Browns for being <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1957539705718747296" rel="noopener">unwilling to make a tough decision</a>.</p><p>“Well, first off, they just didn’t want to make a hard decision, right? To figure out who’s going to be number two is going to be a difficult decision. It would have been a much harder decision to figure out which one of those young men would start. And when you look at what the Cleveland Browns are doing, this is why people spin the block in relationships, right? You remember, ‘Hey, man, I had a great relationship with this person. Then I moved to this person, and it wasn’t so good. This person is available on the market again. Let’s spin the block and try it, right?’ And that’s what they’re doing,” Clark noted.</p><p>They caught fire late in the season two years ago with Joe Flacco. You’re talking about Kevin Stefanski, a guy who’s won the coach of the year two times. He thinks that he can go out and win games early this season with Joe Flacco. They could be coaching for their jobs. Joe Flacco is what you know. It’s the stability that you trust. I think this team will be okay. But I still think this team finds itself in a position where they’re going to have to figure out who their franchise quarterback is, whether it’s this season or next offseason. And Joe Flacco gets you no closer to that and also no closer to winning a Super Bowl, which should ultimately be the goal of this team.”</p><p>On paper, giving Flacco the nod right out of the gate isn’t some major swerve; if anything, it was actually widely expected. The issue many have is that Sanders and even Gabriel have played well in the preseason and present more upside than a 40-year-old heading into Year 17. Even if Flacco can turn in one more quality season, he’s not the Browns’ future, and for many fans, figuring out a long-term direction has to be priority No. 1 for the 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns blasted for not making ‘hard decision’ with Joe Flacco QB1 call

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-winning-starting-qb-role-hits-cleveland-fans-with-harsh-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Flacco winning starting QB role hits Browns fans with harsh reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Joe-Flacco-on-July-26-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Flacco winning starting QB role hits Browns fans with harsh reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-18T14:10:07-07:00">August 18th, 2:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-18T14:10:07-07:00">August 18th, 2:10pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The answer has finally been revealed as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition">Cleveland Browns will have Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback</a> for the start of the season, much to the dismay of some fans of the team. While there could have been some fans who wanted t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-dillon-gabriel-entertainers-quip-shedeur-sanders">he Browns to start either rookie Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel</a> rather than the 40-year-old veteran player, NFL insider Albert Breer has a message for people with that logic.</p><p>To many, it might not be a shock that Cleveland went with the player who has the most experience in the league, in Flacco, rather than Sanders or Gabriel, who have none. For people who wanted the rookies, Albert Breer would say <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQUwI_MeAIY&amp;t=395s" rel="noopener">“that’s not reality in the NFL,”</a> and the starter has to give the team the best chance to win with the players around the quarterback.</p><p>“I understand Browns fans saying, ‘Why are we waiting? It’s a transitional year,'” Breer said on the MMQB podcast. “Why are we wasting our time with a 40-year-old quarterback? That’s not reality in the NFL. You have 10 other guys in the huddle, and those guys have a season to play and those guys have careers. And I promise you, the fastest way to lose those other 10 guys in the huddle is to not give them the best answer at quarterback.”</p><h2><b>Browns’ Shedeur Sanders is “way behind,” per Albert Breer</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sanders-Browns-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With fans knowing that a decision from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-hints-qb-decision-sooner-later">Browns about the starter was coming sooner rather than later,</a> the context of when to start a certain player is crucial. Breer would say that if Cleveland has a bad record down the line, then it’s much more understandable to play the rookies, even though one such as Sanders is “way behind.”</p><p>“Now, if you get to two and 10 or whatever or three and eight, like then everything changes,” Breer said. “But at the beginning of the year, when you’ve got a brutal six game stretch to open the season, if you are going to put a kid in there who is either not ready or not close to what the veteran will give you, you’re short circuiting the chance for the other 10 guys in that huddle to succeed.”</p><p>“I’ve said this before, people don’t like to hear it,” Breer continued. “Shedeur was way behind. Even Dillon Gabriel, let alone the two veterans in the room. He worked hard to catch up I don’t think he’s there yet. I think Dillon, in all likelihood from what I can see, looks to me like he’s probably going to be a career backup.”</p><p>At any rate, the Browns open the season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Flacco winning starting QB role hits Browns fans with harsh reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-cleveland-4-way-qb-competition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Flacco wins Browns’ 4-way QB competition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joe-Flacco-2.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Flacco wins Browns’ 4-way QB competition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-18T10:08:34-07:00">August 18th, 10:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-18T10:46:50-07:00">August 18th, 10:46am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-hints-qb-decision-sooner-later">Cleveland Browns have one of the most crowded quarterback rooms</a> in football, but now they have announced a starter. Veteran Joe Flacco <a href="https://x.com/Browns/status/1957487859608277441" rel="noopener">will get the nod</a> in Week 1 for Kevin Stefanski’s group, the team announced in a post on social media on Monday.</p><p>The 40-year old has not seen any action during the preseason as the Browns get a closer look at Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, both of whom were selected by Cleveland in the NFL Draft. Kenny Pickett, who was traded to Cleveland this offseason from the Philadelphia Eagles, also has not played in either preseason game due to a hamstring injury.</p><p>Still, it will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-rumors-joe-flacco-emerging-strong-favorite-win-starting-qb-job">Flacco to get the season started for the Browns</a> as they look to return to playoff contention in a very competitive AFC North division.</p><p>This is a reunion for Flacco and the Browns after he spent last season in a quarterback carousel with Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis. He started five games for the Browns in 2023, leading Cleveland to the playoffs despite an injury-riddled season and winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award in the process.</p><p>Stefanski and the Browns are certainly hoping that Flacco can bring some of that same magic during this 2025 season despite what will be a heated competition behind him. Pickett will want to take some snaps in order to prove that he can still be a starter in the league, while Gabriel and Sanders will be looking to show their skills after being selected in the third and fifth round, respectively.</p><p>The Browns also have Deshaun Watson presumably returning from his torn Achilles at some point this season, even though he will start the season on the PUP list. It’s obviously unlikely that the Browns are going to keep all of these quarterbacks on the roster for the entire season, so there could be a trade involving one of them coming up soon.</p><p>The one on the way out won’t be Flacco, who will look to rediscover his best form even as he enters his 40s in Cleveland as the main guy heading into the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Flacco wins Browns’ 4-way QB competition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-joe-flacco-emerging-strong-favorite-win-starting-qb-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Joe Flacco emerging as ‘strong favorite’ to win starting QB job');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Joe Flacco emerging as ‘strong favorite’ to win starting QB job</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-03T10:42:01-07:00">August 3rd, 10:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-03T10:42:01-07:00">August 3rd, 10:42am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns are one of the most fascinating teams to watch during NFL training camp. Cleveland is in the middle of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kenny-pickett-injury-impacts-qb-battle">four-headed quarterback battle</a> that will decide the team’s Week 1 starter. One Browns signal caller is emerging as the favorite to win this training camp battle.</p><p>Browns quarterback Joe Flacco is now <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6532498/2025/08/03/browns-training-camp-qb-competition/" rel="noopener">receiving buzz as the “strong favorite”</a> to win the team’s starting job.</p><p>“Pickett said he’s working “24-7” to get back to full speed but acknowledged he’s losing ground,” The Athletic’s Zac Jackson wrote on Sunday. “Joe Flacco’s two best throwing days have been the two most recent days, Friday and Saturday. Neither of the rookies ever had much of a realistic chance to win the starting job this August, and over the last week, Flacco has gone from presumed favorite to strong favorite.”</p><p>Flacco is already a popular guy around Cleveland’s facility, with his tenure as Baltimore’s franchise quarterback seemingly forgotten.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-makes-eye-opening-claim-cleveland-return">Flacco had a magical run with the Browns in 2023</a>, coming out of nowhere and playing like a starting NFL quarterback. He led the Browns on an unlikely trip to the playoffs, where they lost to the Texans.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Flacco can remain the lead dog throughout the rest of training camp.</p><h2><b>ESPN predicts Browns’ Week 1 quarterback starter after Kenny Pickett injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cleveand-Browns-QB-Kenny-Pickett.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Not everyone agrees that Flacco has Cleveland’s starting job locked up.</p><p>ESPN’s Dan Graziano made a bold prediction of his own on Monday. Graziano believes that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-espn-predicts-week-1-qb-starter-after-kenny-pickett-injury">Kenny Pickett can still win the team’s starting job</a>, despite his recent injury.</p><p>“Pickett. I’m sure that’s not the most popular choice among the fan base, but as one league executive pointed out to me, he’s the one of these four the Browns tried the hardest to get,” Graziano wrote. “They acquired him in early March, knowing Watson was a long shot to play this season and before they knew whether they would bring back Flacco or select a single quarterback — let alone two — in the draft.”</p><p>Pickett suffered a hamstring injury that should keep him out of practice for some time. Even so, Graziano is confident that he can win the starting job.</p><p>Pickett was playing well at training camp before his injury. If he returns to practice early enough in training camp, he could easily claw his way back to the top of the depth chart.</p><p>At this point, it would be a huge surprise if someone either than Pickett or Flacco started for the Browns in Week 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Joe Flacco emerging as ‘strong favorite’ to win starting QB job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-makes-eye-opening-claim-cleveland-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Flacco makes eye-opening claim about Browns return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Flacco makes eye-opening claim about Browns return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-24T19:30:23-07:00">July 24th, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-24T19:30:23-07:00">July 24th, 7:30pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-joe-flacco-blasts-mentor-narrative-brutal-takedown">Joe Flacco is ready for Round 2 of his NFL adventure</a> with the Cleveland Browns.</p><p>Flacco was the Browns’ quarterback for the 2023 season. The team signed him after the team suffered injuries at the quarterback spot, mainly to Deshaun Watson and Dorian-Thompson Robinson. He excelled in the second half of the campaign, leading Cleveland to a playoff berth. However, their season came to an end after losing to the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card.</p><p>Flacco left for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2024 season but departed as the team committed to their younger talents. Back with the Browns, he <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/joe-flacco-sets-the-record-straight-on-cleveland-browns-return" rel="noopener">made it clear what he aims to achieve</a> this time around as the oldest player at the position.</p><p>“I’m not trying to recapture, [anything],” Flacco said, per Sports Illustrated. “Every season’s new in this league. I’ve been in the locker room with these guys, I know what they’re all about and it’s obviously not the same exact locker room, but there’s a lot of really good guys in there that know how to win football games. So that’s what gives you the confidence that you can come back here and win games.”</p><h2><b>What’s next for Joe Flacco, Browns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joe-Flacco-2.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At age 40, Joe Flacco still stands out for his veteran leadership and championship experience as one of the oldest players in the NFL. For the Browns, this will prove to be important for a position that is mostly young.</p><p>There are multiple players on the quarterback depth chart, including Flacco. Deshaun Watson would be the starter, but he is rehabbing a torn Achilles that will have him out for most of the 2025 season. After him, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett are next as they have a lot to prove.</p><p>The starting job will be competitive for everyone that is healthy at the position. Flacco’s familiarity with Kevin Stefanski’s style of play would give him the upper hand in the quarterback battle. On the other hand, the Browns could make noise by giving plenty of reps to the younger signal-callers, paving the way for an intriguing 2025 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Flacco makes eye-opening claim about Browns return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-calls-out-tiktokers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Joe Flacco calls out ’embarrassing’ TikTokers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Joe-Flacco-at-Browns-minicamp.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Joe Flacco calls out ’embarrassing’ TikTokers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-12T07:03:51-07:00">June 12th, 7:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-12T07:03:51-07:00">June 12th, 7:03am</time><address><a>Andrew Korpan</a>Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It does not appear that 40-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-blasts-mentor-narrative-brutal-takedown">Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco</a> is a fan of the popular <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/bob-dylan-joins-tiktok-amid-looming-ban">social media platform TikTok</a>. He recently discussed it at the team’s minicamp.</p><p>Speaking to reporters, Flacco called out those who make TikTok videos, calling it “embarrassing.” He does not like seeing people record dances, especially adults.</p><p>“Twitter and all those other things, I won’t even download it on my phone just because I know it’s a trap to get sucked in,” he explained.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Flacco has thoughts on social media, including TikTok dances. A pretty entertaining 2 minutes of video here <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> <a href="https://t.co/6MV6Y5IqrP">pic.twitter.com/6MV6Y5IqrP</a></p><p>— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuiterWrongFAN/status/1932861869041332553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>He was then asked about TikTok dances, saying you would never catch him doing one. Flacco asked those who are adults making these videos to grow up.</p><p>“That’s different, too, this generation. The fact that people want to get on their phones and show people [their dances], that’s embarrassing!” Flacco said. “You’re an adult. Be an adult. I can’t wrap my head around that, and I get it, you have kids, and you wanna have fun with your kids, [but] have fun with your kids in private.”</p><p>Someone asked if he was “guarded,” which he denied. “I’m not guarded,” he said. “I don’t think I’m guarded at all. If you talk to me in person, I’ll tell you a lot; I’ll be pretty honest with you. But on social media? No chance.”</p><p>He knows that if he were to start a TikTok, he’d have to be more open. But he also acknowledges that doing that is a “job in itself,” so it’s not worth the effort.</p><p>Of course, when he came into the league, Twitter, now X, was the new social media platform. He acknowledges that Twitter became some people’s “main news source,” and the same can be said of other platforms like TikTok. He will remain a faithful Instagram user.</p><h2><b>Will Joe Flacco start for the Cleveland Browns in 2025?</b></h2><p>At the moment, Flacco is entrenched in a quarterback battle with the Browns. He returned to the team after a year away. He won <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-comeback-player-of-the-year-resurgence-with-cleveland">NFL Comeback Player of the Year</a> in 2023 for his season with the team.</p><p>Their quarterback room is crowded, though. Flacco was brought back in as a veteran presence, and they also traded for Kenny Pickett, a former first-round pick as well. Deshaun Watson is also still on the roster.</p><p>In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Browns selected two more. First, they picked Dillon Gabriel of Oregon in the third round. They then sleeted Shedeur Sanders of Colorado two rounds later.</p><p>More than likely, the Browns will not head into the regular season with five quarterbacks on their roster. So, it will be a competition to see who makes the cut.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Joe Flacco calls out ’embarrassing’ TikTokers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-surprised-joe-flacco-admission-otas');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Shedeur Sanders surprised by Joe Flacco’s admission during OTAs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Browns-QB-Shedeur-Sanders-throws-the-ball-at-OTAs.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Shedeur Sanders surprised by Joe Flacco’s admission during OTAs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-05T18:36:41-07:00">June 5th, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-05T19:37:54-07:00">June 5th, 7:37pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Flacco began his professional football career in 2008, only three years after Shedeur Sanders’ father, Colorado head coach and all-time great cornerback Deion Sanders, retired from playing in the NFL. Needless to say, there is a sizable generation gap between the two Cleveland Browns quarterbacks, and it was on display during Thursday’s organized team activities.</p><p>The rookie posed a question that initially flummoxed the veteran. “You ever hit that dance?” he asked, via the ESPN NFL Instagram account. After Sanders added clarity with a brief demonstration, Flacco had a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKibtkSxgAE/?img_index=2" rel="noopener">swift yet amusing reply</a>.</p><p>“Definitely not,” the Super Bowl 47 champion chuckled. “I don’t know if I’ve ever hit a public dance move in my life.” Assuming both players are on the roster through training camp, this could be an entertaining duo to track in Cleveland next season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKibtkSxgAE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKibtkSxgAE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by NFL on ESPN (@espnnfl)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How will Shedeur Sanders and Joe Flacco fit on the Browns?</b></h2><p>Considering he is an elder statesman among a largely unproven QB room that consists of former first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett and two rookies in Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, Flacco is seemingly positioned to begin the 2025-26 campaign as the team’s starter. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is relying on him to add some stability to an offense that lacked both talent and cohesion last season. Hosting dance parties is not part of his job description.</p><p>But perhaps Sanders can benefit by bringing that type of energy to practice. He and his father regularly display their fun-loving personalities, so it is no surprise that the 2024 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year likes to bust out moves. Fans will compare and contrast the two signal-callers in this OTAs exchange, but in the end, none of the extra stuff will matter as long as Sanders takes care of business on the field.</p><p>And judging by the reviews thus far, it appears he is doing just that. Although Cleveland is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-doesnt-get-1st-team-reps-otas">not giving him first-team reps</a> at this time, the polarizing fifth-rounder has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-elite-evaluation-cleveland-reporter">excelled in practice</a>. If he continues to rise above the pressure and chatter, Sanders will force his way up the depth chart. During this transition process, he and the other young Browns quarterbacks have the advantage of watching a highly experienced pro operate in the pocket and locker room.</p><p>He may not have Shedeur Sanders’ tastes in music or movies, but Joe Flacco is still a fine person to play behind in one’s first NFL season. And based on the Instagram clip above, maybe the 23-year-old can teach the quadragenarian a thing or two as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Shedeur Sanders surprised by Joe Flacco’s admission during OTAs

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns added not one but two new quarterbacks to a room that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-rumors-joe-flacco-signing-wont-deter-cleveland-possibly-drafting-quarterback">already featured Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett</a>: Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.</p><p>Now, for the Browns, this decision was all good news, as even if they have to pay Dashaun Watson a king’s ransom to most likely not play in 2025, the team now has four different passers on team-friendly deals who can sling the ball this summer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-shines-camp-qb-shootout">as Andrew Berry looks to build out his 53 man roster</a>.</p><p>Some fans like Sanders’ long-term potential. Others see Gabriel as the player Cleveland clearly wanted more in the draft. And others still believe in Pickett, even if he was ultimately traded out of the AFC North in order to win a Super Bowl as a backup in Philadelphia.</p><p>But what about Flacco? Surely he would appreciate that in this, his 18th professional season, he has the potential to mentor a new generation of quarterbacks into the starting lineup, right? Well, Flacco was asked that very question at Browns camp, and let it be known he doesn’t give a hoot about the mentor narrative, as he believes it puts veteran quarterbacks in a <a href="https://Twitter.com/RuiterWrongFAN/status/1927794569204105727" rel="noopener">can’t-win situation.</a></p><p>“It’s a talking point, you can kind of like use it, like, because it’s a good question to bait somebody into answering, and no matter how they answer it, it kind of makes the guy that’s answering it look bad. If I say I don’t want to be a mentor, I look bad. If I say I do want to be a mentor, then I look like an idiot that doesn’t care about being good and playing football,” Flacco declared.</p><p>“So it’s one of those questions that no matter what I say, you guys can write what you want to write about it. And there’s a lot of questions like that, that’s why you end up having to try to avoid them. I tend to try to be honest. And I’ve said, I’m not a mentor, I play football.”</p><p>Interesting stuff, right? Well, Flacco wasn’t done, as he had plenty more to say on where he believes he fits into an NFL locker room in 2025.</p><p>“And in a quarterback room, there’s a lot of times, already, there’s been already a ton of times where there’s learning experiences, and I have a lot of experience, and I can talk on things. And hopefully they listen. But it’s not necessarily my job to make sure they listen to me and, you know, hey, hopefully you have a really good relationship with the guys that are in the room. And you naturally want to do that, you know, but that was a long-winded answer, but that’s ultimately why I think you guys ask it, you know. Here’s the thing, because of what I just said, you’re acting like I wouldn’t want to be a mentor,” Flacco explained.</p><p>“And once again, it’s not really about that. It’s just not the main focus. I see myself as a guy that can play in this league. So if your main focus was just like, hey, I’m going to get you ready, you’re just not taking care of business. The best way to be a mentor, honestly, is show people how you go to work, you know. And like I said, hope that they pick up on that stuff. But not necessarily force them to pick up on the things that you do.”</p><p>So if Flacco does lose the quarterback competition to Pickett, Gabriel, or Sanders, either right out of the gates or as the season progresses, will he immediately shut down, leaving his teammates with a resentful clipboard holder? Or will he offer up his wealth of experience to his teammates, some of whom only know an NFL where he is playing quarterback? While Flacco clearly wants to play, he’s willing to share his knowledge too, even if that isn’t why he signed with the Browns in the first place.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Flacco gets very candid about the whole being a mentor narrative <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> <a href="https://t.co/oBjr8CsSal">pic.twitter.com/oBjr8CsSal</a></p><p>— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuiterWrongFAN/status/1927794569204105727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
290	1	2	-

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
290	1	2	-

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