BEREA, Ohio — The Browns traded Joe Flacco the Bengals on Tuesday, cementing rookie Dillon Gabriel as the starting quarterback and giving Flacco a chance to revive his career after getting benched here.
Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started their daily video report by discussing the Flacco trade and why the Browns moved the veteran to a division rival.
Then they turned their attention to head coach Kevin Stefanski declining to name a backup quarterback and leaving the door open for Bailey Zappe to move ahead of Shedeur Sanders on game day in Pittsburgh.
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Then they talk about Gabriel making his second start and why it’s a difficult task going against the Steelers in Pittsburgh.