Metchie, who had fought cancer while he was with the Houston Texans, becomes the ninth player to join the squad from Alabama.

The outcomes of this weekend’s preseason previews don’t matter, so long as both sides leave without further medical hardship. If all goes right, Saturday’s audience will get a light look at multiple new head coaches.

The Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles play a preseason game on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 1 p.m. ET.

Gabriel should come into the game ready to go considering he played in 64 games in college and sat out last week's game with an injury of his own.

The Cleveland Browns had to turn to other quarterbacks with rookie Shedeur Sanders injured. The decisive touchdown came on defense instead of from relief QBs. K.J. Henry returned an interception 45 yards for a score in the third quarter to send the Browns to a 22-13 preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday.

Dillon Gabriel was hurt by a couple of turnovers that spoiled what was otherwise a solid NFL debut Aug. 16 in the Browns ' 22-13 preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Despite having the lowlight pick-six, Gabriel threw on a busted play; his first NFL snaps provided a glimpse at why the Browns selected him with the 94th overall pick in April's draft.