Dillon Gabriel and Zo Caswell are making the most of a little offseason time together before the NFL calendar gets rolling, even as the Cleveland Browns quarterback faces a delayed start to the year because of a back injury.
Gabriel posted two photos with Caswell on Saturday night from a night out, and the couple looked comfortable and close in the shots. Caswell wore a cropped white halter top with light-washed denim jeans and black high heels, while Gabriel went with a black T-shirt and gray printed pants.
The Browns placed Gabriel on Injured Reserve on August 30, 2026, which means he will miss at least the first four games of the season. The team listed a back injury as the reason, and Deshaun Watson has been named the starting quarterback for Week 1.
Before the injury, Gabriel had one more strong preseason moment in his pocket. Less than a week before he went down, he played in Cleveland’s final preseason game and helped the Browns beat the New England Patriots 37-13. He threw for three touchdowns in that game.
Caswell was part of that preseason scene, too. Ahead of the game, she and Gabriel posed for photos on the sideline, and she later shared them on Instagram. For the day, she wore a sleeveless Cleveland Browns shirt with knee-length white shorts customized with Gabriel’s No. 6 jersey number.
"And we’re backkkk🧡," she wrote.
The couple’s offseason also included their wedding in their home state of Hawaii.
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