Browns name Week 1 starting quarterback, and it's not Shedeur Sanders

Jarrett Bailey

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The Cleveland Browns have had one of the most-discussed quarterback battles in the NFl this offseason. After months of competing with four, and recently five different quarterbacks, Cleveland has announced who their Week 1 starter will be.

Kevin Stefanski has named Joe Flacco the Browns No. 1 quarterback for Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Super Bowl champion hasn't played at all this preseason, which gave many the inkling that he would be the guy under center, and now Stefanski has made it official.

Flacco led the Browns to the postseason in 2023, signing with the team in December and leading them to a 4-1 record in their final five games to clinch the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs. He spent 2024 with the Indianapolis Colts.

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Jarrett Bailey

Jarrett Bailey is a freelance NFL writer for The Sporting News. He previously wrote for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, The 33rd Team and Pro Football Network. Enjoyer of chocolate milk, metal music, Batman, pasta salad, and pro wrestling. There is nothing more breathtaking than a Jeff Hardy swanton bomb.