Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed on Monday that rookie QB Shedeur Sanders will remain the starting quarterback for the rest of the 2025 season. The decision solidifies Sanders’ role as the Browns’ QB1 for the final games after taking over for an injured Dillon Gabriel, who suffered a concussion in the Browns’ Week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Stefanski emphasized that Sanders’ consistent improvement and intentional approach to getting better each game solidified the decision, stating at a press conference that “I think all along with our quarterbacks and our young players, you’re always making sure that you’re making the right decisions for our guys. And I think he has constantly and consistently gotten better in each one of these games. And how he’s approached this game, he’s been working very hard. So, I feel good about where his development is heading. He knows there are always going to be plays where he can be better and those types of things. But he’s very intentional about getting better each and every game he’s out there.”
Sanders has started the last three games and holds a 1-2 record as a starter, completing 52.4% of his passes for 769 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions to go with 50 rushing yards and a rushing score in four appearances this season. The move by the Browns follows Sanders’ best outing yet in his young NFL career, where he threw for 226 yards through the first three quarters, completing 23 of 42 passes for 364 yards, with three touchdowns and an interception to go with a 97.7 passer rating and a rushing touchdown in Cleveland’s 31-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
The Browns take on the Bears in Chicago in Week 15; and will close the season out with matchups against the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals.
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