{"id":27013,"date":"2025-06-28T23:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T23:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27013"},"modified":"2025-06-28T23:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T23:05:26","slug":"worrying-update-on-shedeur-sanders-nfl-future-as-browns-decision-looms-after-qbs-draft-humiliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27013","title":{"rendered":"Worrying update on Shedeur Sanders&#8217; NFL future as Browns decision looms after QB&#8217;s draft humiliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/28\/23\/99509665-0-Browns_rookie_Shedeur_Sanders_is_reportedly_fourth_in_the_Browns-a-1_1751148224400.jpg\" alt=\"Worrying update on Shedeur Sanders' NFL future as Browns decision looms  after QB's draft humiliation | Daily Mail Online\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There&#8217;s been a worrying update on Shedeur Sanders&#8217; NFL future as the Cleveland Browns prepare to name their starting quarterback later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, who infamously fell to the fifth round of the NFL Draft before Cleveland selected him, is part of a crowded Browns&#8217; quarterback room which also includes Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel and the injured Deshaun Watson.<\/p>\n<p>But according to former Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sanders is not even in the running to win the starting job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was told from somebody that is in the building that ain&#8217;t a player, it&#8217;s really coming down to Kenny Pickett or Dillon Gabriel,&#8217; Houshmandzadeh said on the Nightcap podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s what I was told. But now when you get the reports that Shedeur&#8217;s completing seven out of nine passes &#8211; is it against starters?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Or is it against the threes and the fours, the guys that are going to get released? So it seems impressive when you see the graphic, but is it really if it&#8217;s not against the starters or guys that are going to be on the team?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/28\/23\/99823941-14857237-Former_WR-a-22_1751150212181.jpg\" alt=\"Former WR\u00a0T.J. Houshmandzadeh said the competition was between Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deebo &amp; TJ Housh react to Stefon renting Cardi B a castle + Ocho surprise appearance! | Nightcap\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NhJk_ydByHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During a minicamp practice on June 10, Sanders reportedly completed 10 of 12 passes and threw two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>However, ESPN&#8217;s Daniel Oyefusi previously reported that Sanders&#8217; roster spot isn&#8217;t &#8216;guaranteed&#8217; after the Browns were able to select him with the No. 144 pick.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cleveland.com&#8217;s Ashley Bastock\u00a0opined after observing minicamp that Sanders was fourth in the quarterback pecking order &#8211; behind Pickett, Gabriel and Flacco in that order.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, head coach Kevin Stefanski was previously full of praise for both Sanders and Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Those guys are doing great,&#8217; Stefanski said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They are both wired to get in early, stay late, put in whatever work is required. They&#8217;re sponges in the meeting room, which I think is really fun for me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sanders&#8217; plunge in the NFL Draft came after he chose not to throw for teams at the Combine and reportedly rubbed teams the wrong way during interviews.<\/p>\n<p>And aside from the tricky situation Sanders now finds himself in, his draft freefall also\u00a0cost him massively in a financial sense.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/28\/23\/99543007-0-Sanders_third_right_is_part_of_a_crowded_QB_room_in_Cleveland_wi-a-14_1751149646264.jpg\" alt=\"Sanders (third right) is part of a crowded QB room in Cleveland, with Kenny Pickett (left) getting the majority of first-team reps so far\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/28\/23\/99510303-0-Sanders_had_one_the_most_shocking_slides_in_NFL_history_when_he_-a-15_1751149722326.jpg\" alt=\"Sanders had one the most shocking slides in NFL history when he was selected 144th overall\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He signed a four-year, $4.6 million deal with Cleveland that included his $447,000 signing bonus \u2013 which represents the only guaranteed portion of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Titans&#8217; 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