Browns QB has oblique issue

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The Cleveland Browns have another quarterback injury to deal with.

As Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel are on the mend from hamstring injuries, rookie Shedeur Sanders left practice today with an oblique injury.

He was throwing during the early portion of today’s joint practice with the Philadelphia Eagles and was held out for the rest of the session.

Sanders was expected to get work vs. the Eagles in the Browns’ second preseason game on Saturday, Aug. 16. He started the opening preseason game against the Carolina Panthers in the Browns’ 30-10 victory.

On Aug. 14, the day following the revelation of Sanders’ injury, head coach Kevin Stefanski said the passer would be “put down for a little bit” while he recovers. An exact timeline for Sanders’ return is unclear.

“If it’s a right guard, you can play through that,” Stefanski said. “When it’s a quarterback, you kind of need that muscle to throw. So unfortunately we’re going to put him down for a little bit here. We will treat it day to day and see how he responds. But we want to be smart. He’s a thrower so you can’t push that thing.”

Sanders was seen fully dressed at practice, but was not throwing.

The Browns originally listed Sanders as day-to-day, a status that hasn’t changed.

Sanders suffered an oblique injury during the early stages of the Wednesday, Aug. 12 practice and was held out. He did remain on the sidelines for the remainder of the day.

The Browns are a little bit snakebitten when it comes to the quarterback position at the moment. While there’s nothing serious affecting the room (outside of Deshaun Watson), Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel are nursing soft-tissue injuries and are making their way back.

Here’s how the room stacks up: