It's a commonly held belief that NFL fans and analysts should not overreact to one preseason game - good or bad - but that has rarely stopped anyone from doing exactly that. This week the majority of strong public reactions to the preseason surrounded Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders,

The Cleveland Browns officially named veteran Joe Flacco as their starting quarterback for their 2025 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, but there are still three other signal-callers fighting for positioning as training camp nears its end.

As the Grammy-winning artist wrapped up his set, he couldn’t resist sending some love to the 23-year-old Colorado Buffaloes legend. Walking off stage

Coach Prime Eyes Stronger Season Without Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Deion Sanders was hired by the Colorado Buffaloes in December 2022 and engineered a rapid program turnaround.

Deion Sanders is adjusting to coaching Colorado without his sons, Shedeur and Shilo. Colorado is preparing for a new season with either Kaidon Salter or Julian Lewis stepping in for Shedeur as quarterback.

Joe Flacco will be the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback to begin the 2025 campaign. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski named Flacco the starter for the team's Week 1 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals over Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

Joe Flacco is expected to start that game, but the Browns would like to see their young quarterbacks, Sanders and Dillon Gabriel (hamstring) get some playing time as well. It remains to be seen if Kenny Pickett (hamstring) will be ready for action next week.

With the Browns planning to name a starting quarterback this week and with common sense pointing in the direction of veteran Joe Flacco, that's only one of the questions for Cleveland to answer.

Shedeur Sanders did what he could in his first preseason game with the Cleveland Browns. But an oblique injury kept him out of his second opportunity to prove himself, and the hill to climb may have been too steep anyway. On Monday, the Browns decided that Joe Flacco would be their Week 1 starting quarterback.

Kevin Stefanski wanted both of his rookie quarterbacks to start a game, and he got his wish, even though Gabriel was almost a game-time decision because of his injured hamstring.