{"id":41888,"date":"2026-01-17T23:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41888"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:48:24","slug":"breaking-browns-face-pressure-to-make-coaching-hire-to-elevate-shedeur-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41888","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Browns Face Pressure to Make Coaching Hire to Elevate Shedeur Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255104045-1-e1768679113883.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255104045-1-e1768679113883.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255104045-1-e1768679113883.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255104045-1-e1768679113883.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Browns Face Pressure to Make Coaching Hire to Elevate Shedeur Sanders\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns are still weighing their head coaching hire but one former NFLer thinks the decision should be in an effort to propel Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns have cast a wide net in their head coaching search, interviewing candidates ranging from Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski to current defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. One notable omission, however, has been Deion Sanders, the head coach at Colorado and the father of Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>That absence hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. Former NFL linebacker and analyst Emmanuel Acho argued that if Cleveland is serious about building around Shedeur Sanders, it should at least consider \u201cCoach Prime\u201d as part of the conversation moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Shedeur is going to be the future, you\u2019re not going to draft a quarterback, you can\u2019t get (Fernando) Mendoza, it\u2019s not a quarterback class \u2014 who has always gotten the most out of Shedeur?\u201d Acho said. \u201cDeion Sanders.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns QB Shedeur Sanders Admitted Adjustment to Playing With Dad<\/h2>\n<p>Shedeur Sanders was coached by his Hall of Fame father for his entire football career until he was drafted by the Browns in the fifth round. Shedeur admitted at the end of his rookie season that it was an adjustment for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year been the first year with a different head coach than Pop. So that was the adjustment off rip, and it was cool, it was straight,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cBuilding different relationships in different circumstances, situations, which is always good to have those life goals and have those life lessons around. Just to have them on building blocks, so then you\u2019re prepared for any situation. So that\u2019s what this last year was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders had an interesting first NFL season, starting with his fall in the draft from a projected early first-round pick to the fifth round and selection No. 144. He\u2019s looking forward to having a full offseason available to prepare for his second season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a whole deep dive that you have to dive into when it comes to this offseason, and mentally getting there and preparing everybody. Whether it\u2019s the connection with the receivers and everybody, to have those moments where it could be risky plays, but it\u2019s always going to fall in our direction. I\u2019ll be able to build with those guys and whoever is coming to the program.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Not Committed to Shedeur Sanders<\/h2>\n<p>If the Browns were all in on Shedeur Sanders, it would make sense to consider his dad as the team\u2019s next head coach. But Cleveland is not all-in on Sanders being their quarterback of the future, which was evident in comments made by Browns general manager Andrew Berry at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we saw a lot of progress with Shedeur this year. I think that\u2019s both mentally, physically, playing the position. He\u2019s still very much a work in progress like many rookie quarterbacks are,\u201d Berry said. \u201cNow that all being said, we\u2019re going to do our work on the quarterback market. It\u2019s too important of a position and it\u2019s something that has to be solidified. I can\u2019t sit here and tell you today, you know, whether the solution for or the starter in 2026 is internal or external.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Acho noted, the Browns are likely out of the mix for one of the top quarterbacks in the draft. However, Cleveland still has Dillon Gabriel and Deshaun Watson under contract for next season. The Browns could also investigate adding another veteran to compete for the starting role.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former NFLer believes the Cleveland Browns should be considering Deion Sanders for their head coaching hire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Browns Face Pressure to Make Coaching Hire to Elevate Shedeur Sanders - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41888\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Browns Face Pressure to Make Coaching Hire to Elevate Shedeur Sanders - 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