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Browns Stay With Rookie Shedeur Sanders as QB While Long-Term Plan Remains Under Review

Cleveland is treating the final three games as a live audition after an uneven four-start sample left the long-term quarterback answer unresolved.

Overview

  • Head coach Kevin Stefanski reaffirmed that the fifth-rounder will start the rest of 2025, with his fifth start set for Sunday against the Bills.
  • Through four starts, Sanders has completed about 52% of his passes for 946 yards with five touchdowns and six interceptions, highlighted by a four-touchdown outing vs. the Titans and followed by three picks in Chicago.
  • Sanders called this season a foundation and said he must "play better," emphasizing wins over stats after guidance from veteran Jameis Winston.
  • Evaluation is complicated by a makeshift offensive line, one of the league’s least productive rushing attacks, and high pressure rates tracked by Next Gen Stats.
  • Deshaun Watson is practicing in a 21-day window with no activation decision yet, and with two first-round picks in 2026, at least one local insider reports the Browns may consider drafting a quarterback.