It's almost unprecedented for a team to let four quarterbacks battle for the starting job, but Cleveland is doing it anyway. As it turns out though, Cleveland did have a chance to cut this down to a three-way competition and that's because the Browns actually had a chance to trade away one of their rookies.

Joe Flacco signed a one-year deal to return to Cleveland during free agency. Flacco, who led the Browns to the postseason in 2023, is the early candidate to start Week 1. Because of his veteran status, he is also the only quarterback that will not be valuable to others in a trade.

Gabriel and Sanders join veterans Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco competing to be the new Browns QB1. This does not factor in Deshaun Watson who remains on the roster, but is still recovering from an Achilles injury. Here is what you need to know about the Browns quarterback rumors.