{"id":243587,"date":"2025-08-25T10:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=243587"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:17:34","slug":"report-browns-to-keep-shedeur-sanders-around-after-preseason-botch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/25\/report-browns-to-keep-shedeur-sanders-around-after-preseason-botch\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Browns To Keep Shedeur Sanders Around After Preseason Botch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns&#8217; final preseason game came with a major insider report for fans: all the noise surrounding the franchise trading or cutting rookie QB Shedeur Sanders might just be a fluke.<\/p>\n<p>Although Sanders had an embarrassing letdown performance on Saturday, Stefanski might be planning on keeping him. There have been several times when the Colorado product outdid himself, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Browns<\/a>&#8216; first preseason game.<\/p>\n<h2>Shedeur Sanders Will Most Likely Be a Part of The Browns Final Squad<\/h2>\n<p>Considering he nursed his mild oblique strain in just about 10 days to play in the third preseason game, Shedeur Sanders had an epic letdown performance vs. the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Stefanski gave all three QBS: Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders a chance to make their final pitch for a spot on his regular-season roster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242445\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-242445\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders QB1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Shedeur-Sanders-QB1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 8, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks at the scoreboard during the second half against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sanders all but threw it down the drain by completing 3-of-6 pass attempts for 14 yards, and getting sacked five times for a loss of 41 yards. All when his rookie competitor, Gabriel, put up a score of 12-of-19 passes for 129 yards with a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>This is a costly blunder for Sanders, especially when he is at the center of all the trade rumors. However, luckily for Sanders, one bad night will not be the reason he has to go.<\/p>\n<p>Browns&#8217; beat writer Mary Kay Cabot reported Saturday that the Browns are not planning on cutting Sanders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And no, the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Browns<\/a> aren&#39;t cutting Shedeur Sanders or trading Kenny Pickett: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ptqm0vzhRT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ptqm0vzhRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot\/status\/1959265999351419005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to that, she gave some key updates on how Stefanski thinks both QBs are worth keeping around.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019ve determined that Gabriel and Sanders are both worth keeping and developing. What\u2019s more, both will likely get a chance to play in the second half of the season to help inform the Browns\u2019 draft plans for 2026,&#8221; Kay Cabot <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/browns\/2025\/08\/why-the-browns-will-keep-all-4-quarterbacks-which-has-always-been-the-plan-mary-kay-cabot.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the regular season with a surplus of talent at a position that has always been controversial for the Browns sounds like a good thing. Flacco handling the first half of the season gives both Gabriel and Sanders the time to further develop their skills before they get another chance to start later in the season.<\/p>\n<h2>One Day To Go: NFL Roster Deadline Still Looms<\/h2>\n<p>All that said, there are still a couple of days before the writing is set in stone. The NFL&#8217;s deadline to cut rosters to 53 is on Tuesday, August 26, leaving some chance of the front office considering an irresistible offer.<\/p>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/21\/shedeur-sanders-trade-top-3-landing-spots-for-browns-qb\/\" target=\"_self\">teams out hunting for some good QB talent<\/a>. Stefanski clearly has a surplus. If a trade comes around, it would not be an unexpected one.<\/p>\n<p>All that said, the Browns head coach and front office have reiterated their plan to capitalize on the talent they have in their QB room. Releasing a QB, especially when all of them have much potential, looks like a slim chance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Browns GM Andrew Berry to <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisRose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChrisRose<\/a> when asked about the idea of keeping four QBs on their roster: \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s not much of a decision for us. \u2026 We have a room that we like all the guys in there. We don\u2019t really see that as a problem. We more see it as an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1959331127493034327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unless someone makes an offer the Browns can\u2019t refuse by Tuesday\u2019s deadline, they\u2019ll head into the season with their two veteran QBs and their two developmental rookies,&#8221; Cabot adds, emphasizing that the chance of a potential trade is little.<\/p>\n<p>With Kenny Pickett&#8217;s status controversial due to his injury, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/22\/kevin-stefanski-urges-browns-qbs-to-be-prepared-as-starters\/\" target=\"_self\">Browns will need at least three QBs<\/a>: Flacco starting, either of the two rookies as a backup, and the other one adding depth to the QB room. Now all that Shedeur Sanders needs to take care of is to avoid days like the final preseason game.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns&#8217; final preseason game came with a major insider report for fans: all the noise surrounding the franchise trading or cutting rookie QB Shedeur Sanders might just be a fluke. Although Sanders had an embarrassing letdown performance on Saturday, Stefanski might be planning on keeping him. 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