Dillon Gabriel already sees benefits of competing with Shedeur Sanders: ‘I love it’

The Browns’ higher-drafted, lower-profile rookie backmost is embracing nan title pinch Shedeur Sanders.

Dillon Gabriel, a third-round prime who was taken 60 slots earlier Sanders successful nan NFL draft, said he sees nan chance to spell done things for nan first clip alongside Sanders successful rookie minicamp arsenic a use and not arsenic 2 rookies competing for nan precocious hand.   

The Browns person nan NFL’s astir crowded backmost room, including veterans Deshaun Watson (potentially retired for nan season), Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco.

“I emotion it,” Gabriel told reporters earlier Saturday’s practice. “I emotion it because of who it is. I deliberation conscionable for america both, you tin study from 1 another, but besides it’s not conscionable america 2 successful nan room. For correct now it is, but going into nan twelvemonth – Kenny, Joe and moreover Deshaun –  just a bunch of guys who played a bunch of shot that we tin each study from 1 another.”

Anyone who thought that nan Oregon merchandise Gabriel, who vanished 3rd successful nan Heisman Trophy vote, was going to resent each nan attraction that Sanders commands was wrong.

Sanders, nan boy of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, has his ain camera crew, and his autumn from nan first information to nan 5th was 1 of nan draft’s biggest storylines.

“Yeah, I mean for me, life of simplicity is simply a life afloat of focus,” Gabriel said. “Life of complexity comes pinch life pinch distractions. But for me, I’m focused. I’m simple. I cognize what I want to accomplish.”

It’s going to beryllium easy for nan extracurricular world to pit nan 2 erstwhile Pac-12 rivals against each different connected a day-to-day basis.

Who had nan amended practice? Who threw nan amended heavy ball? Who are teammates responding to better?

How will Gabriel grip that scrutiny?

“The much questions I get asked for illustration that, it conscionable divides nan team,” Gabriel said. “We cognize really important a patient QB room is. Also, a squad that you want to beryllium a portion of. How do you create an situation each azygous time wherever everyone tin beryllium astatine their best? That’s conscionable pushing 1 another, which talent people does. Naturally, it’s healthy. We each spell do our thing, and everyone wins.”

Sanders besides is taking nan “it’s maine versus me” attack and not trying to measurement himself up to Gabriel.