Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel left Sunday’s sport towards the Baltimore Ravens early due to an obvious concussion.
Gabriel didn’t come out with the Browns to begin the second half at Huntington Bank Field whereas he was being evaluated for a concussion. So, after the Browns received a fast cease, backup quarterback Shedeur Sanders took the sphere for the first time throughout the common season in his NFL profession.
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Sanders got here out firing, too, and hit Cedric Tillman for a 5-yard achieve on his first official NFL snap. But their drive shortly stalled out, and Sanders fumbled after Kyle Hamilton introduced him down with a sack on third down, earlier than that they had to punt it away. The Browns recovered the fumble, however the Ravens protection did not hesitate to troll the previous Colorado star.
It’s unclear when Gabriel went down along with his harm, although the crew shortly dominated him out within the second half. Specifics on his standing shifting ahead aren’t but identified. He went 7-of-10 for 68 yards within the first half for Cleveland, which could not get a lot of something going offensively early on. The Browns nonetheless took a 16-10 lead into the locker room at halftime, thanks to three subject targets and a 23-yard interception return for a landing from Devin Bush within the second quarter.
Sanders was solely formally lively for his first NFL sport in Week 6 after a tumultuous begin to his NFL profession, which noticed him slide down into the fifth spherical of the draft. The Browns took him after deciding on Gabriel within the third spherical, too, after which Gabriel took over because the crew’s beginning quarterback after they traded away Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals. That moved Sanders to the backup function for the first time.
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The Browns entered Sunday’s sport having misplaced 5 of their final six, and Gabriel hasn’t been excellent within the beginning function — although the crew’s points clearly go properly past the quarterback place. Still, head coach Kevin Stefanski has been clear that he wasn’t prepared to begin Sanders over Gabriel even with their struggles offensively.
The Browns will take on the Las Vegas Raiders subsequent weekend. If Gabriel continues to be coping with his concussion, Sanders must be in place to get his first begin at Allegiant Stadium. After a rocky pre-draft process, wherein Sanders turned down certain teams as a result of he wished a clear path to enjoying time, and a very sluggish begin to his profession, he would lastly get the chance to show he was proper all alongside.
But with that can come an unimaginable quantity of strain for the rookie, who will probably be tasked with guiding an already-struggling franchise to a win.
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