Browns Coach Dodges Question About Giving Shedeur Sanders Playing Time

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Kevin Stefanski doesn't want to talk astir Shedeur Sanders perchance getting playing time.

On Monday, nan Browns' coach was asked why he wouldn't springiness Sanders a chance astatine quarterback, fixed really overmuch Cleveland's discourtesy has struggled pinch chap rookie Dillon Gabriel nether center. Stefanski did each he could to debar answering nan question.

"Obviously, my attraction is wherever we are correct now. That's not my focus," he said.

Question: "Why wouldn't you play Shedeur conscionable to spot if it does thing to nan offense?"

Stefanski: "Obviously my attraction is wherever we are correct now. That's not my focus."

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Gabriel has made 4 starts for nan Browns successful 2025, and nan squad is 1-3 successful those games, pinch nan lone triumph coming complete a struggling Dolphins team. On Sunday, Cleveland was hammered by nan Patriots 32-13, and nan rookie backmost struggled mightily.

It's wholly adjacent to inquire if giving Sanders a chance nether halfway mightiness beryllium worthy a shot. The Browns person already benched, past traded Joe Flacco, who opened nan play arsenic nan starter. A move to Sanders wouldn't beryllium shocking astatine this point.

Gabriel took complete arsenic Cleveland's starter successful Week 5 against nan Vikings successful London. He had besides seen action successful 2 different games earlier that. Through six games, he has completed 85-of-142 passes (59.9%) for 702 yards, pinch 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He's averaging an atrocious 4.9 yards per attempt, and his passer standing (78.5) and QBR (25.8) are some dreadful.

The Browns selected Gabriel pinch nan 94th prime successful nan 2025 NFL draft, utilizing a third-rounder to return nan well-traveled Oregon product. In college, he played 3 seasons astatine UCF, and 2 astatine Oklahoma earlier finishing pinch a last twelvemonth successful Eugene. The 24-year-old had tons of collegiate experience, but his modulation to nan NFL has been difficult.

Cleveland took Sanders pinch nan 144th wide pick, 2 rounds aft Gabriel. By doing that, nan squad had to cognize it was opening itself up to questions for illustration this and a built-in backmost controversy.