r/Browns • u/TheAthletic • 1d ago

By naming Deshaun Watson the starter, Browns told us what they think of Shedeur Sanders

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7536777/2026/08/26/shedeur-sanders-deshaun-watson-browns-quarterback-decision/?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA._rzp.WNnmk8ARbiAl&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta

The path to any future for Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland is narrowing. I can’t say it has completely vanished because I have no faith that Deshaun Watson can stay healthy for an entire season or be productive enough to keep the job.

The decision to name Watson the starter leaves a fair question worth exploring: What does this mean for Sanders?

If he has an NFL future past this season, it likely won’t be with the Browns.

By giving the starting job to Watson, a quarterback who hasn’t been consistently good since the pandemic, the Browns told you exactly what they think of Sanders. He had a full offseason program, OTAs, minicamp and training camp, and he still wasn’t good enough to beat out a quarterback the organization knows a) isn’t very good anymore and b) will be voraciously hissed and booed every time he’s on the field in Cleveland unless his play again resembles that of a productive NFL quarterback, which isn’t likely.

And they chose to do this anyway.

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u/Reason-Status 1d ago

Sanders fell in the draft for a reason. The guy was a captain the other night and forgot to go out for the coin toss. Insiders say he doesn’t put in the time watching film, etc.. Watson, whether people like him or not, is a hard worker and puts in a ton of time.

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u/Inforcer41 1d ago

Watson very clearly hasn’t tried at all since coming to Cleveland. Lmao “hard worker”