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Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel is out for the Browns’ first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. Gabriel has been dealing with a lingering hamstring injury and Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski addressed their reasoning for holding him out.<\/p>\n

The Browns decided to start fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders and sign quarterback Tyler Huntley to also be available. Cleveland’s quarterback room now contains six quarterbacks: Gabriel, Sanders, Huntley, Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and Deshaun Watson (rehabbing from injury.)<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Coach Kevin Stefanski Comments On Holding Gabriel Out<\/h2>\n

Stefanski was straight to the point when asked about why Gabriel’s NFL debut is on hold. It appears they are sitting Gabriel for precautionary reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust being very careful with him. Don\u2019t want to expose him to any unnecessary strain, if you will\u201d<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski <\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The former Oregon Ducks star Gabriel and veteran Kenny Pickett are both dealing with hamstring injuries. Neither have had “setbacks” but Stefanski was unclear if either will be available for the Browns preseason game two vs. the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n

The bright side is Gabriel did participate in a limited fashion during Wednesday’s joint training camp practice vs. Carolina. Early on in training camp Gabriel suffered scrutiny for his lack of accuracy, but on Wednesday, he went 7-for-8 and threw one touchdown.<\/p>\n

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Stefanski’s Plan For Preseason Game One<\/h2>\n

Stefanski plan to rest the majority of Cleveland’s starters opens up a big opportunity for rookies and other fringe-roster players to make an impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy large, I\u2019m going to rest most of the starters\u201d<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Head Coach Kevin Stefanski<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While 40-year-old Flacco is listed as No.1 on the depth chart, he seemingly no longer needs preseason reps. That leaves two players to showcase their talents in Friday\u2019s game: Shedeur Sanders will start and recently signed veteran Tyler Huntley will get the opportunity to split the reps and showcase their abilities in true \u201cgame like\u201d reps.<\/p>\n

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Preseason games are the best and sometimes the only chance for rookies to showcase their abilities not just to their coach but to the public eye and their organizations fan base.<\/p>\n

“With a lot of our younger guys…Majority of their reps are going to come in the football game”<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Coach Kevin Stefanski<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With Sanders starting behind center, that leave’s a loss of momentum for Gabriel on the depth chart. Stefanski said it himself, the valuable reps are going to come from preseason games in order to get the feel of playing on a professional stage.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s when you get these preseason games, you try to keep it very simple so guys can play fast. All concepts that our players know can kind of not think too much and just play ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

–\u00a0Coach Kevin Stefanski<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For Oregon Ducks fans who want to cheer on Gabriel, the hope is he can get back to full speed in order to be ready for another preseason opportunity against the Philadelphia Eagles next week on Saturday, August 16th.<\/p>\n

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