Even after rookie Shedeur Sanders won his first career NFL start in relief of the injured Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski insisted the team would go week-to-week at the quarterback position.
It wasn’t until Dec. 8, the day after Sanders’ 364-yard, four-touchdown performance at home against the Tennessee Titans, that Stefanski officially named Sanders the starter for the remainder of this 2025 season.
As usual with the Browns, it was a painful process to get to this point, but it does make a lot of sense. Gabriel, the team’s third-round draft pick this year, essentially got a six-start audition.