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Shedeur Sanders Sidelined by Oblique Strain, Deepening Browns’ QB Crisis

The oblique strain sidelines Sanders for practice, Saturday’s game, shrinking Cleveland’s window to evaluate its quarterbacks.

Overview

  • Sanders left Wednesday’s joint practice with the Eagles after suffering an oblique strain and is ruled day-to-day, with no practice Thursday and little chance of playing Saturday.
  • Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel remain hampered by separate hamstring issues that have limited them to partial drills and prevented full 11-on-11 work.
  • Joe Flacco has been largely kept out of preseason action to preserve his health as the presumed Week 1 starter against the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • Coach Kevin Stefanski will lean on Tyler Huntley for short-term depth while monitoring Gabriel’s progress to determine if he can start in Philadelphia.
  • Simultaneous injuries among the Browns’ younger quarterbacks compress the remaining preseason reps and complicate roster decisions ahead of cut deadlines.