Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders was a Saturday addition to the Week 8 injury report, with a back injury. He wasn’t the backup for the loss to the Patriots.
He will be practicing with the Browns on Wednesday.
Via Mary Kay Cabot of the _Cleveland Plain Dealer_, Sanders “[will be limited](https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2025/11/browns-qb-shedeur-sanders-returns-to-practice-as-limited-with-his-back-injury-status-for-jets-game-uncertain.html)” on Wednesday. His status for Sunday’s game at the Jets remains undetermined.
Coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that the team will see how Sanders does in practice before determining whether he’ll serve as the backup to starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the Week 10 game.
The “limited” label carries a wide range of possible participation. It’s anything from individual drills to one snap less than the player’s usual allotment, given his position.
Regardless, Sanders will practice. Gabriel will start. Sanders or Bailey Zappe will be the second-string quarterback.
Unless the Browns suddenly get hot, it seems inevitable that Sanders will play — if only to give the Browns an idea as to how he will fare at the NFL level. It will be impossible to make informed decisions about the quarterback room for 2026 without knowing what they have in the players currently under contract.