The Cleveland Browns are likely naming Joe Flacco a "bridge" starter for Week 1, while keeping their quarterback competition open behind him on the depth chart.

Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is set to make his Cleveland Browns debut in their opening pre-season clash with Carolina Panthers on Friday while veteran Joe Flacco has not been selected

“Listen, I can be an a——, but not necessarily in that way,” Flacco said. “I feel like I try to be a good person, so all I can do is do my job to the best of my ability. If that means I’m not the guy, well, yeah, I might feel a certain way about it, but I’m not gonna be bitter about it towards other people that didn’t do anything to me.