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Shedeur Sanders Declares He’s Ready as Browns Stick With Joe Flacco

Cleveland is keeping Joe Flacco in place for Week 4 despite mounting outside pressure to give the rookie a path to snaps.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns talks to a teammate on the sidelines during the first half against the Green Bay Packers at Huntington Bank Field on September 21, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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BEREA, OHIO - MAY 10: Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during rookie minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 10, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Sanders told ESPN Cleveland he is "ready to play right now" and believes he could perform better than some current NFL starters, though he remains the emergency third quarterback behind Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel.
  • Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed Flacco will start against the Lions in Week 4, even as the 40-year-old has opened with 631 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions and owns one of the league’s lowest yards per attempt.
  • Deion Sanders said his son is staying positive, treating scout-team work as game days, and predicted Shedeur will get a chance to start this season, without specifying when.
  • Media reaction intensified, with Skip Bayless saying a start would require an ownership-driven "publicity splash," Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson urging Cleveland to cut Sanders to find playing time elsewhere, and local insider Tony Grossi questioning the rookie’s readiness based on preseason tape.
  • Sanders has been inactive through three games while Gabriel logged brief garbage-time action; his preseason debut drew more than 2.2 million viewers, and the 1-2 Browns face Detroit next before traveling to London to play Minnesota.