Dillon Gabriel - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Serving as emergency QB in return Gabriel (coach's decision) is inactive but will be the emergency third quarterback against the Steelers on Sunday, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

Impact Gabriel opened the regular season on injured reserve due to a back injury, but he was cleared to be activated from IR on Monday. He'll be the Browns' emergency QB3 in his return, which means he's not allowed to play Sunday unless both Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders left the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Activated from injured reserve The Browns activated Gabriel (back) from injured reserve Monday.

Impact Cleveland needed to make a decision on the quarterback after opening his 21-day practice window 20 days ago, so he'll now join the 53-man roster as one of the team's four quarterbacks. The Browns figure to make a move at the position in the near future, and perhaps they'll try to gauge trade interest in Gabriel.

OCTOBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Shedeur Sanders may lose Browns QB2 job as Dillon Gabriel return sparks trade buzz | Sporting News The Cleveland Browns are shuffling quarterback reps in practice, and one young passer’s grip on the backup job may be slipping.

OCTOBER 24 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Remains on IR for Sunday Gabriel (back) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Impact The Browns opened Gabriel's 21-day return window on Oct. 6. If the second-year quarterback is not activated by Tuesday's deadline, he will be forced to spend the remainder of the 2026 season on IR. The Browns have been struggling to make decisions at quarterback, so it remains unclear if the team will activate him, keep him stashed on IR, or waive him once a judgment call is forced.

OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 20 • FOX SPORTS

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Ruled out despite full week Gabriel (back) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Gabriel logged full participation in every practice session during the Browns' Week 5 prep. The quarterback remains on injured reserve due to a back injury, and it appears the team will milk the 21-day practice window until it expires. By keeping the backup quarterback on IR, the Browns save another roster spot for additional players at other positions.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Mason Graham out for Week 5 against the Jets | Injury Report Kalia Davis, Dillon Gabriel, Mike Hall Jr., Teven Jenkins, Carsen Ryan and Tylan Wallace also listed as out

OCTOBER 9 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

It's officially time for Browns to make a Dillon Gabriel decision Against all odds, the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback controversy might be over. Deshaun Watson followed a horrific season debut with...

OCTOBER 9 • DAWGPOUNDDAILY.COM

Deshaun Watson Combats Any Sort of QB Room Drama with Latest Comments The Cleveland Browns quarterback room is facing an unfamiliar problem, they have too many players. Dillon Gabriel was activated from the inj...

OCTOBER 8 • SI.COM

Browns eye keeping all 4 QBs as Gabriel returns to practice Browns prefer to keep all four quarterbacks now that Dillon Gabriel has been designated to return from IR.

OCTOBER 7 • CLEVELAND.COM

Browns must adjust quarterback trade calculus after their surprising start: Jimmy Watkins Should the Browns trade Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel? Our columnist thinks the calculus has changed.

OCTOBER 7 • CLEVELAND.COM

Returns to practice Wednesday Gabriel (back) was a full participant at practice Wednesday.

Impact Per Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com, coach Todd Monken did not say Wednesday that there was any imminent activation planned for Gabriel, so it seems like the Browns may use most of the 21-day practice window they opened Tuesday to ultimately determine whether he'll be activated. Cleveland already has three healthy quarterbacks on its active 53-man roster, and Gabriel projects to land behind starter Deshaun Watson and 2025 fifth-rounder Shedeur Sanders on the depth chart if he is eventually activated.

OCTOBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 7 • Associated Press

Predicting Where Browns QB Dillon Gabriel Ends Up By the End of the Season For the Cleveland Browns, the quarterback position has stayed level for the first four weeks of the season, as Deshaun Watson has led the te...

OCTOBER 7 • SI.COM

Browns Activate Quarterback Dillon Gabriel Off Injured Reserve Browns second-year quarterback Dillon Gabriel has been taken off injured reserve and will return to practice, according to Camryn Justice. G...

OCTOBER 6 • SI.COM

Slated to begin practicing The Browns opened Gabriel's (back) 21-day practice window Tuesday.

Impact After Gabriel sustained a back injury in their final preseason game, the Browns used one of its eight designations for return on Gabriel upon placing him on injured reserve Aug. 30. Now that he's missed the requisite four games, Gabriel is eligible to be activated from IR at any point, but the Browns may wait closer to the end of the 21-day window to reinstate him. Once he's added back to the 53-man roster, Gabriel will likely slot third on the depth chart at quarterback behind Deshaun Watson and Shadeur Sanders.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Spoiler alert: Oklahoma is no longer Quarterback U OU's decline as college quarterback royalty took a free fall after Dillon Gabriel

OCTOBER 4 • STORMININNORMAN.COM

Dillon Gabriel and wife Zo Caswell spotted together in halter top and denim as Browns QB is sidelined for first 4 games Dillon Gabriel and his wife, Zo Caswell, are enjoying some downtime before the NFL season begins this week.

SEPTEMBER 6 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Browns predicted to make horrible trade with Falcons with Dillon Gabriel | Sporting News This predicted trade would be such a terrible deal for the Browns.

SEPTEMBER 4 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Dillon Gabriel's wife Zo clears up confusion on Browns QB landing on IR over mysterious back injury Dillon Gabriel's wife, Zo Caswell, shared an update about the quarterback's mysterious back injury.

SEPTEMBER 1 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Browns rookie Taylen Green lands as No. 3 QB after Dillon Gabriel goes on IR

Taylen Green was waiting for a phone call from the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon on if he made the initial 53-man roster

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press

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AUGUST 31 • FOX SPORTS

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Dillon Gabriel's Injury Delays This Browns Quarterback Decision Just as fast as Dillon Gabriel made the Browns have to debate his roster spot, he landed on the injured reserve to delay the decision. The B...

AUGUST 31 • SI.COM

Injury not considered serious Coach Todd Monken said Monday that Gabriel's back injury is not considered serious, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Impact Gabriel has been placed on injured reserve to begin the season, so he'll be required to miss at least the first four games of 2026. It sounds like it was more of a procedural move by Cleveland to buy the team more time to sort out its quarterback situation, one that also involves starter Deshaun Watson and current backups Shedeur Sanders and rookie Taylen Green. Gabriel showed enough in the preseason to warrant a roster spot, either in Cleveland or elsewhere.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Why Browns' Dillon Gabriel roster move didn't actually fix their QB problem | Sporting News This roster move only kicked the QB problem down the road for Cleveland.

AUGUST 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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