The battle for the Cleveland Browns backup quarterback job has turned into a soap opera involving the team’s two young draft picks. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday, August 18, that the Browns will name veteran quarterback Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback for the team’s September 7 regular season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Dillon Gabriel’s NFL debut didn’t quite deliver the crescendo Browns fans were hoping for, especially with fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sidelined by an oblique injury.

In this age of social media, the belief was Gabriel was taking a backhanded compliment at rookie teammate Shedeur Sanders -- who came into training camp with a lot of hype and a lot of fanfare. Some believed the "entertainer" comment was toward Sanders.