Browns to start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback for remainder of 2025 season

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Browns to start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback for remainder of 2025 season

Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters he's seen Sanders improve week by week

Scott Thompson Fox News

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December 9, 2025 8:11am EST

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There will be no more quarterback moves for the Cleveland Browns for the remainder of the 2025 season, as Shedeur Sanders will stay as the team’s starter for the next four games.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters that he’s seen Sanders "constantly and consistently gotten better in each of these games," as he’s started the last three contests after fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel suffered a concussion in Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens.

"He’s been working very hard. I feel good about where his development is heading," Stefanski said of Sanders. "He knows there are always gonna be plays that he could be better and those types of things, but he’s very intentional about getting better each and every game he’s out there."

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Cleveland Browns' Shedeur Sanders (12) and Teven Jenkins (74) celebrate a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first-ever start in the league after helping take down the Las Vegas Raiders for Cleveland’s third win of the season.

And while Sanders completed a season-high 64% of his passes against the San Francisco 49ers in his first start at home, the Browns weren’t able to see the same victory on their record at the end of that contest.

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Sanders made his third start in a row on Sunday in sloppy conditions in Cleveland against a lowly Tennessee Titans team that beat them, 31-29, to capture just their second win of the year.

During the game, Stefanski drew the ire of Sanders fans when the quarterback was off the field for a two-point conversion try despite throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Harold Fannin Jr. Stefanski, instead, tried for a wildcat play with rookie running back Quinshon Judkins leading the way. The play ultimately didn’t work out, and fans wondered what could’ve been if Sanders was in the game.

Shedeur Sanders of the Cleveland Browns stands for the national anthem prior to a NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Aug. 8, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)

"Browns removing Shedeur constantly on goal 2 go situations and going wildcat needs 2 be studied," Shannon Sharpe wrote on X. "He’s on the SL. That’s bulljive."

Skip Bayless even called for the removal of Stefanski after seeing what transpired at the end of the game.

"SHEDEUR TO FANNIN FOR THE CLUTCH TD — THEN STEFANSKI TAKES SHEDEUR OUT FOR THE WILDCAT — DISASTER. STEFANSKI BLOWS ANOTHER GAME. HE JUST COULDN’T STAND SEEING SHEDEUR TIE THE GAME WITH A 2-POINT CONVERSION AFTER SUCH A GREAT LONG TD DRIVE. FIRE STEFANSKI!"

Sanders was impressive despite the losing result, going 23-of-42 for 364 yards passing with three touchdowns and his first career rushing score.

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The Browns will travel to the Windy City to face the Chicago Bears in Week 15, followed by games against the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and finishing the season against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

Browns to start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback for remainder of 2025 season