Overview

• ESPN’s Adam Schefter, citing league sources, reported the draft‑day message hours before the Browns visit the Ravens in Week 2.
• The preference was tied to playing time, as Sanders did not want to sit behind two‑time MVP Lamar Jackson with limited chance to see the field.
• Cleveland lists Sanders as its third quarterback behind starter Joe Flacco and rookie Dillon Gabriel, and he has yet to play a regular‑season snap.
• Baltimore had already signed veteran Cooper Rush in March, positioning him as Jackson’s backup and further narrowing a path for a rookie passer.
• Sanders’ summer featured an impressive preseason debut, an oblique injury that sidelined him for a game, and a rocky finale, and he has been part of the Browns’ scout‑team rotation in practice.