All eyes are on Shedeur Sanders as the Browns prepare for training camp, where the former Colorado star faces long odds in a QB room full of uncertainty and veteran competition.
As the Cleveland Browns prepare for training camp, no player — rookie or veteran — may face more pressure than Shedeur Sanders.
Sanders entered the NFL with the spotlight already on him. His fame, his production at Colorado, and his last name made him one of the most talked-about prospects in the 2025 class. But after falling to the fifth round, that spotlight carries a different weight — one rooted in skepticism. Was he overhyped? Is he ready for the NFL? And most importantly, can he even make the team?
Bleacher Report’s Damian Parson captured the tension surrounding Sanders’ situation, calling him the rookie under the most pressure entering camp.
“The Cleveland Browns' quarterback is a Rubik’s Cube right now,” Parson wrote. “Only they know who is the favorite to win the job. All we can do is speculate until the dust clears.”
Cleveland’s quarterback room is already a crowded and uncertain one. With Deshaun Watson recovering from an Achilles injury, the battle for the starting job is wide open. Sanders is competing with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.
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And yet, according to Robert Griffin III, he believes Sanders may already be turning heads.
“Shedeur Sanders may have fallen in the NFL Draft to the 5th round,” Griffin posted on X, “but he is winning the hearts and minds of Cleveland Browns fans on and off the field.”
That momentum started in June at mandatory minicamp. There, Sanders went 41-for-53 with nine touchdowns and just one interception during team drills. He posted the highest completion percentage and threw more touchdowns than any of the other quarterbacks — including Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco, former first-round pick Kenny Pickett, and Gabriel, who was selected ahead of him in the same draft.
"All Shedeur has done is put in the work and be a good teammate. No complaining about reps. No complaining about where he is on the depth chart. Just work," Griffin added
Still, Parson warns that the real test comes now.
“If the Browns are serious about a quarterback battle, let all participants have a shot to either wilt under the pressure or become a diamond,” he wrote.
For Sanders, the climb is steep. The name brought attention. The fall in the draft brought doubt. But if he continues to stack performances like June’s, the conversation could shift — not to whether he just makes the roster, but whether he wins the job outright.
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