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

The Cleveland Browns announced on Monday that veteran Joe Flacco will be the team's starting quarterback for its regular-season opener on Sept. 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals.