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Dillon Gabriel's first snaps lead to points for the Browns
Dillon Gabriel's first NFL snaps have led to points for the Cleveland Browns against the Philadelphia Eagles. The rookie third-round pick, who got the starting nod today against the Eagles with Shedeur Sanders and Kenny Pickett sidelined due to injury, led a 13-play, 63-yard touchdown drive on the opening possession. After driving into Eagles territory, a 16-yard end-around run by undrafted rookie Gage Larvadain set Cleveland up on the doorstep of the endzone. The drive was capped off with a five-yard touchdown run from rookie running back Ahmani Marshall. A bad snap on the ensuing extra point leaves the Browns with a 6-0 lead over Philadelphia. Gabriel showed decisiveness on his first drive, recovering from an early sack to complete all four of his passes for 29 yards. Gabriel converted on three consecutive third down opportunities through the air on the scoring drive. After fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders impressed in his NFL debut last week, Saturday marks a massive opportunity for Gabriel to showcase why he deserves serious consideration in the Browns' four-man quarterback competition. This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns QB Dillon Gabriel leads scoring drive on first possession
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Rookie leads scoring drive on 1st NFL possession
This story has been updated with new information. PHILADELPHIA — The hamstring was feeling good. Or, it was good enough to not be bad enough to be too bad. Either way, rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel was finally able to make his NFL debut when he ran out with the Browns' starting offense with 14:51 left in the first quarter of preseason game No. 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles. The start was nominally in question until right before the game because the Browns wanted to see if there was any relapse with his hamstring. Gabriel turned that drive into a scoring one, with running back Ahmani Marshall scoring from four yards out with 6:55 left in the first quarter. He was 4-of-4 for 29 yards on the drive. Gabriel's first drive started at the Browns 37 after a 34-yard kickoff return by Kaden Davis. The first play was a 4-yard gain by Pierre Strong Jr. on a handoff. The second play, Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell went past right past right guard Zak Zinter to sack Gabriel for a 4-yard loss. But he picked up 10 on a third-down pass to tight end Blake Whiteheart. The hamstring tightness first came to light Aug. 4, which led to Gabriel to be limited for the joint practice at Carolina and also not play in the preseason opener against the Panthers. He returned to full participation Aug. 11, including both joint practices with the Eagles. The Browns weren't playing a lot of their starters or regulars, except for one massive exception. Dawand Jones started at left tackle for Cleveland, the only normal starter on the offensive line who even dressed for the game. The rest of the starting line for the game were Teven Jenkins at left guard, Luke Wypler at center, Zinter at right guard and Jackson Barton at right tackle. It's the same group that started on the offensive line for the preseason opener at the Panthers, except Cornelius Lucas started for Jones at left tackle. This is a developing story, Check back for more details. Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@ Read more about the Browns at Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Dillon Gabriel makes Browns starting debut in preseason game at Eagles
