Shedeur Sanders made his NFL debut in Week 11.
In Week 12, Sanders will make his first start for the Cleveland Browns against the host Las Vegas Raiders, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced on Wednesday.
Sanders replaced fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel after the latter suffered a concussion during the team's Week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. With Gabriel in the league's concussion protocol, Sanders will become the third Browns starting QB this season following Joe Flacco and Gabriel.
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Sanders admittedly struggled against the Ravens in the 23-16 setback, completing just 4 of 16 passes for 47 yards and an interception with a 13.5 rating.
In his time against the Ravens, Sanders got his first work with the Cleveland first-team offense after not taking snaps with the No. 1s in the preseason or practices.
The son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, Shedeur starred under his father at Colorado before he became arguably the largest story of the 2025 NFL Draft when he dropped from a potential first-rounder to being taken by Cleveland in the fifth round at No. 144 overall.
Now, he's got his shot at proving all the naysayers wrong when he leads the Browns into Week 12.