Cleveland named Joe Flacco the starting quarterback Monday. “Joe Cool leading the way,” the Browns official account wrote on X, adding a saluting face emoji. It took any remaining drama out of the unique quarterback competition that included Kenny Pickett and two rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

Flacco didn't play in the team's three preseason games, but Cleveland will trot him out vs. the Bengals in Week 1

After four weeks, Joe Flacco has emerged as the winner of the Cleveland Browns' four-way quarterback competition. The Browns announced on Monday that Flacco will get the start when the Browns host AFC North rival Cincinnati in the Sept.