“He’s not good,” Ruiter said about Gabriel. “He’s not an NFL quarterback. Not right now, and the fact that they keep running him out there for first-team reps … they’re cramming this guy down our throats, and it’s not good.”

The NFL preseason continues Friday with a matchup featuring two Hawai‘i-born rookies as the Cleveland Browns take on the Carolina Panthers. Mililani graduate and former Cover2 Kaulukukui Award

The Cleveland Browns made a major decision in the 2025 NFL Draft, bringing in two rookie quarterbacks. Dillon Gabriel was the first signal caller taken in the third round, with Shedeur Sanders being drafted in the fifth round.