The Browns announced earlier this week that quarterbacks Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel will not play, leaving rookie fifth-rounder Shedeur Sanders and recently signed veteran Tyler Huntley, who signed with the Browns just three days ago but has 14 NFL starts and a Pro Bowl under his belt, as the only QBs available.

Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is set to see extensive action during the Cleveland Browns' preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — From the moment news broke that Shedeur Sanders will start tonight’s preseason opener against the Panthers, the national drumbeat began that the Browns are setting him up to fail. How can they throw him into the starting lineup when he has yet to take a snap with the first-team offense?