Head coach Kevin Stefanski, entering his sixth season alongside GM Andrew Berry, watched a Cleveland Browns roster plagued by inconsistency and untimely injuries stumble through one of the franchise’s worst campaigns, finishing with an abysmal 3-14 record in 2024.
With no playoff appearance and a 2-6 home record, the Browns’ front office has spent the offseason reshaping both the staff and the roster in hopes of a rebound.
On Wednesday, amid media buzz around his first NFL offseason, Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders hosted an episode of his own podcast, "2Legendary with Shedeur Sanders," where he fielded a question on his rapport with Coach Stefanski.
"It's fun, of course. Coach is definitely going to push you, he's going to make sure you're the best in all areas. As a person, of course, we give him that respect... It'll be interesting being a Cleveland Brown now."
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski watches quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) participate in drills during day two of NFL rookie minicamp at the Cleveland Browns training facility May 10, 2025, in Berea, Ohio.
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski watches quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12).
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Sanders vaulted into the national spotlight with Jackson State before transferring to Colorado, where he capped his collegiate career by winning the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and earning AP Second-team All-American honors.
Over his college football career, he won the 2021 Jerry Rice Award (top FCS freshman), the 2022 Deacon Jones Trophy (nation's top HBCU player), the 2022 SWAC Offensive Player of the Year and the 2024 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
As Organized Team Activities (OTAs) kick off, Cleveland’s signal-calling room is a crowded field made up of Sanders, veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, rookie Dillon Gabriel and an injured Deshaun Watson (recovering from multiple Achilles surgeries).