The news ends one of the most chaotic storylines of the 2025 NFL preseason. In a perfect world, Cleveland would have high-priced veteran Deshaun Watson as their franchise quarterback. But with his season already ended after an offseason injury, it’s been a five-way slugfest for the quarterback job in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback battle is heading towards a conclusion. The Browns preparing to finally name their QB1 this week following a five-way off season battle between Joe Flacco,

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.

The Cleveland Browns still "do not have a lot of clarity" about their quarterback situation with two NFL preseason games in the books, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

General manager Andrew Berry signed 40-year-old Joe Flacco in free agency and traded for former Pittsburgh Steelers golden boy, Kenny Pickett. Berry then drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders in the fifth. That’s a lot of options under center for the Browns.

The quarterback battle in Cleveland will be coming to an end, with the Browns set to name a starting QB later this week.

A hot and humid two days at the NovaCare Complex have come and gone, as the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns got some hefty work in during the two joint practices this week. The joint practices are always a good measuring stick for teams,

Tony Rizzo criticized the Browns for sidelining rookie Shedeur Sanders, a first-round talent to many, while favoring Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel. He argued Sanders isn’t given fair opportunities and suggested the quarterback should request a trade for playing chances.

Cleveland Browns training camp has been a hot topic all offseason and Shedeur Sanders is right in the middle of it.

This appears to be a tight race between second-year pro Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough. New coach Kellen Moore says this battle will go down to the wire -- even through the Saints' final preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos .