The Cleveland Browns might have beaten the Philadelphia Eagles 22-13 in their second preseason game, but starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel struggled throughout the encounter. He threw for 143 yards, with no touchdowns and one interception. His one bright spot was that he had a 72.2% completion percentage, with 13 successful passes out of 18 attempts.
Fans online were quick to react to the news, cracking jokes about Gabriel’s debut.
“Dillon Gabriel is better than Shedeur Sanders” pic.twitter.com/l0dijtOJHE
— thomas (@Blkvoiceoflogic) August 16, 2025
All the black people watching Dillon Gabriel throw that pick 6 : pic.twitter.com/XijQ6POKTa
— 23% Way (@330way) August 16, 2025
How half of America is watching Dillon Gabriel today pic.twitter.com/llu1hr6aWA
— Nico (@elitetakes_) August 16, 2025
Dillon Gabriel made a comment about Entertainers & Competitors… 🤨 pic.twitter.com/79rbdUPYoS
— Your Smoke Detector is Beeping (@DatDude94) August 16, 2025
Other fans seem to think that someone was happy with the way the game went: Shedeur Sanders.
Shedeur in the locker room congratulating Dillon Gabriel after the game pic.twitter.com/winKETsoiy
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) August 16, 2025
Shedeur’s fans seemed equally happy.
Watching Dillon Gabriel just continue to turn the ball over. pic.twitter.com/Pr6Wi1N0UO
— Junior, no Healy (@KJ__Jr) August 16, 2025
Black Twitter seeing Dillon Gabriel throw a pick six pic.twitter.com/1XiYlpRwje
— Locked in daily (@GhettoLock) August 16, 2025
Others mocked how the media had described Dillon Gabriel’s outing.
“Other than the 2 plays (A pick 6 & a fumble resulting in another turnover) “Dillon Gabriel has had a pretty good outing today.”
Man cut the bull💩. What are y’all trying to do? 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wQR1RpommM
— ⚡️TOP_FLYT3⚡️ (@Top_flyt3) August 16, 2025
Others mocked the quarterback himself.
“i don’t play for clicks!” – dillon gabriel pic.twitter.com/77FiT2ZMMa
— wetkittybandit (@wetkittybandit) August 16, 2025
dillon gabriel looks good but they are protecting him no pass long then 8 to 9 yards only one read. Maybe 1 pass down the field. pic.twitter.com/fN4lgA3ZvA
— DJ Radar (@DJRadar24) August 16, 2025

Dillon Gabriel seems to take a jab at Shedeur Sanders
Immediately after leaving the field during the game, Dillon Gabriel spoke with ESPN and made a comment that turned the heads of everyone listening. He seemingly took a shot at teammate Shedeur Sanders:
“There’s entertainers and there’s competitors, and I totally understand that,” Gabriel said. “But my job is to compete. And that’s what I’m focused on.”
Dillion Gabriel calls Shedeur Sanders an “entertainer and not a competitor” 🤯
Is there drama between the Browns rookie QBs? pic.twitter.com/2d33qYNKGT
— No3 Sports (@No3sports) August 16, 2025
The comment seemed like a clear shot at Shedeur Sanders, who was known through his college career for his approach to public life and self-promotion. However, he immediately backtracked in the postgame press conference and assured everyone that the comment wasn’t supposed to be an indictment on Shedeur.
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