Browns turned down trade offers for rookie QB following draft

Even without taking a quarterback in round one, the Browns became one of the storylines of the draft after taking Dillon Gabriel in round three and then trading up to end Shedeur Sanders' slide in round five. General manager Andrew Berry has repeatedly said they will consider carrying four quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster, but that could just be him trying to up the offers from other teams. Most would assume Kenny Pickett would be the quarterback traded if the Browns move on from any, as Gabriel was a third-round pick, and Cleveland moved up for Sanders. With Pickett missing time during camp with a hamstring injury, he has an uphill battle to unseat veteran and familiar face Joe Flacco as the Week 1 starter. Michael Silver of The Athletic wrote an article about Flacco heading into his age-40 season. He briefly touched on the rookies, where he mentioned the Browns rejected trade offers for Gabriel shortly after the draft. Silver explained that Cleveland's decision to trade up for Sanders made other t