Gabriel was the first quarterback drafted by Cleveland with the No. 94 overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. After passing on Sanders earlier in the draft, the Browns added the former Colorado Buffaloes star to the QB room by selecting him with the No. 144 overall pick in the fifth round.

It’s a sales pitch that was years in the making. After Colorado football’s April showcase that featured the school’s draft prospects, coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders told NFL Network why his son,

Sanders knows about the "hatred" towards him that people express online, but he acknowledges that most of it comes from an older generation of people who watched his dad Deion Sanders play in the NFL. He thinks they have a predisposition toward him because of his father.