Shedeur Sanders’s path to the Cleveland Browns was a long and winding one, but it appears that it has worked out for all parties involved.
The Browns stopped Sanders’s slide on the third day of the draft, selecting him with a fifth-round pick. The news was something of a surprise—while the Browns were undeniably in need of a quarterback, they had already picked up Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round.
As things stand, the Browns have four potential starters competing for snaps at the top of the depth chart, presuming Deshaun Watson’s injury keeps him out for the entirety of the 2025 season: Sanders, Gabriel, young veteran Kenny Pickett and old veteran Joe Flacco.
While you might think such an open QB competition set the stage for tension in Cleveland, the vibes the group share—specifically between Sanders and Flacco—seem pretty chill.
On Thursday, the team posted a quick video of an interaction between the two quarterbacks that highlighted just how different their paths to the pros have been.
"I don't dance" - Joe Flacco, probably@crosscountrymtg | #DawgPound pic.twitter.com/Ge93dlZTve
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) June 5, 2025
Fans were quick to celebrate the odd couple pairing of the two QBs. More fantastic content feels likely to follow.
Browns QB Room https://t.co/bVm3y0qw3q pic.twitter.com/3Jqu1n6C2T
— DollarDog Nick (@DollarDogNick) June 5, 2025
They have a buddy cop show brewing in Cleveland https://t.co/x0MhDXZqn4
— Bobby Carroll (@JayVeauxxx) June 6, 2025
If nothing else, these two together could constantly go viral, leading to the best buddy-cop comedy of all time. https://t.co/BlFu8Jaec6
— TayShaw (@tay_shaw_) June 5, 2025
THIS IS A RELATIONSHIP I HONESTLY LIKE.
— COACH FRESH (@CoachRhodes602) June 5, 2025
I think this works. https://t.co/dB3TwGXtz1
Oh they’re going to make me fall in love with them together aren’t they 😭 https://t.co/BWaAw8SS6M
— meg 🦔💙❤️⚾️ (@shuddupmeg) June 5, 2025
It might seem like a lot of extrapolation off 12 seconds of video—and it is—but both Flacco and Sanders have been highly complimentary of one another through their first few weeks as teammates.
Flacco has leaned into the bit as the old man in the quarterback room, and Sanders has discussed how he’s getting a kick out of calling Flacco his teammate.
Eventually, the depth chart will be settled, and the football on the field will be all that we care about. But for now, it’s fun to see the budding relationship between the two.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Browns Fans Had So Much Fun Imagining Shedeur Sanders and Joe Flacco’s Relationship.
