Dillon Gabriel opens up on Browns QB competition, preseason injury
Just a few months ago, he was competing for a chance to bring his team to the National Championship Game, and now he finds himself scratching and clawing for a roster spot in the NFL. Despite an up-and-down showing in this year's training camp, Gabriel has remained third on Cleveland's unofficial depth chart, even while battling a hamstring injury.
I will say I do feel better from day one, and it's just been a good progression,' Gabriel said in his Wednesday press conference, via transcript from the team. 'So, you just want to keep stacking it that way and keep feeling better. So, want to continue that trend.'
While he was sidelined for the team's preseason opener, his teammate Shedeur Sanders stole the show and put the pressure on Gabriel to return from his injury. Now that Sanders is dealing with an injury of his own and Gabriel's is healing, he's had some time to reflect on the injury and how the quarterback competition is unfolding.
'I have no clue what's going to happen," Gabriel said on Wednesday. "I'm just right where my feet are. But time will tell, and we'll see what happens, but that's up to the coaches, and, you know, we got a lot of time up to that point.'
Gabriel doesn't want to write any checks he can't cash, so he vaguely described how the battle is going. But he knows he has a tremendous opportunity to make up the ground he lost while battling his injury, and he needs to take full advantage of it.
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