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The Cleveland Browns decision to exchange Joe Flacco to the Bengals of Cincinnati on Tuesday opened the door to the recruit Sheder Sanders to become the replacement for Dillon Gabriel in the hope of obtaining a significant match during the season.
Gabriel was not bad during the 21-17 defeat of the Browns against the Vikings of Minnesota, but did not do enough to give the offensive the boost she needed. It was 19 out of 33 with 190 yards by the pass and two Touché passes. The Browns launched the ball four times in the fourth quarter, with a score of three points out of three of these training sessions.
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Cleveland Browns Shemer Sanders (12) Quarterrière before the match against the Baltimore Ravens at the M&T Bank stadium on September 14, 2025. (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)
Sanders, who has already declared that he could do better than most NFL holders, was questioned about the exchange of Flacco.
“He was definitely someone on whom I reached myself for wisdom, and I think he helped me a lot,” he told Fox 8 on Tuesday in Cleveland. “He helped me a lot during my stay here in Cleveland and during his stay here in Cleveland. Everyone has his own destiny and his own projects … I’m just happy for him.”
He said he spoke to Flacco after the exchange and expressed his astonishment.

Cleveland Browns Joe Flacco (15) quarter-Arrière launched during the first half of an NFL football match against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, September 28, 2025, in Detroit. (Photo AP/Paul Sancya)
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“He is definitely a person who adapts to all the situations in which he is,” continued Sanders. “He’s an old man, so it’s funny anyway … I always bring out his youth, and he always smiles … (to) funny things I do … overall because he understands where I am at the moment.”
Bailey Zappe is now the veteran in the quarter room, even if he was still part of the training team.

Cleveland Browns Shemer Sanders (12) Quarter-Arrière attends NFL football training in Grove in Watford, England, Friday, October 3, 2025. (Photo ap/kin cheung)
The Browns took the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.