Dillon Gabriel wasn’t expected to be a third-round draft pick, but that’s where the Cleveland Browns took him.
At that point, it seemed like the Browns were out on the free falling Shedeur Sanders.
But then, 50 picks later, the Browns took Sanders in the fifth round.
Talk about a weird QB controversy right off the bat.
Gabriel doesn’t hate it, though. In fact, the opposite.
“I love it,” Gabriel told reporters on Saturday.
Gabriel expanded on that.
“You know, I love it because of who it is,” Gabriel said. “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 [during rookie minicamp] is, but, you know, 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 another.”
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Gabriel says he’s used to quarterback competitions.
“It’s not new to me,” Gabriel said. “I’ve done it at every stop, and I’ve done it at every level. So, thank goodness for that and great preparation in that. But also know that, you know, my competition is yesterday. How can I be better than I was yesterday? So that’s what I’m focused on and continue to create an environment that you want to be a part of and that’s all you can do.”
The lefty Gabriel made 63 college starts and set a number of NCAA passing records.
Now, he’ll try to make the most of his NFL opportunity, even with a fellow talented rookie QB alongside him.
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