Daniel OyefusiMay 10, 2025, 01:17 PM ET
CloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.Open Extended Reactions
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns‘ selection of quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the third round of the NFL draft was a widespread surprise for a player pegged as a Day 3 pick — but it was quickly overshadowed by the team taking Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round to end his shocking fall.
Sanders has grabbed headlines in and outside of Cleveland since the pick, but Gabriel said he is embracing the fellow rookie’s addition to a crowded quarterback room.
“I love it,” Gabriel said Saturday before the Browns’ second rookie minicamp practice. “I love it because of who it is. I think just for us both, you can learn from one another, but also it’s not just us two in the room. At least for right now it is. But going into the year, Kenny [Pickett], Joe [Flacco] and even Deshaun [Watson], just a bunch of guys who played a bunch of ball that we can all learn from one