Browns Insider Drops Bombshell on Future of Shedeur Sanders
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Browns predicted to start Shedeur Sanders
The Cleveland Browns reportedly have a plan in place for rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
The Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, after he had hoped of being a first-round pick. Sanders is serving as the backup quarterback, but he has yet to appear in a game.
However, according to NFL insider Tony Rizzo of ESPN Cleveland, the Browns plan on Sanders starting the final four games of the season.
“I need to see Shedeur when they are going to give him a chance,” Rizzo said on ESPN Cleveland. “And, by that, I mean they have to tell him he’s starting on Monday. It’s not going to happen anytime soon, I get it. But you have the Patriots and then the bye week. I was told by two different sources yesterday at the stadium, one said Shedeur will start the last four games of the season, no matter what.
“Unless the Browns win every game through the Titans week, Shedeur will play the Bears, Bills, Steelers, and Bengals; they want to see what he’s got. Another said he could be in play earlier than that.”
If Rizzo’s sources are accurate, it’s clear the Browns have a plan in place for Sanders, and he will be starting multiple games this season.
But for the time being, Dillon Gabriel will remain the starting quarterback for Cleveland.
Sanders is Putting in Extra Work Behind The Scenes
Although Sanders has yet to get into game action, he has been working hard behind the scenes.
Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot reported that Sanders has been doing a ton of extra work as he looks to earn some playing time.
“Myles Garrett also revealed recently that he sees Sanders working with Kevin Stefanski in his office in the early morning hours, which means he’s putting in the extra work. It’s showing up on the practice field, and the Browns are eager to see what he can do this season when the time comes,” Cabot said. “The Browns will give Dillon Gabriel a decent on-ramp, but there will probably come a time in the second half of the season where the Browns will want to see Sanders play. They’re confident he’ll be ready.”
As Cabot notes, the Browns want to see Sanders play in the second half of the season, and he’s going to do whatever it takes to prove he’s a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Browns Coach Took Aim At Offense
Before Cleveland blew out the Miami Dolphins in Week 7, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski ripped into the offense.
The Browns were coming off a blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Stefanski wasn’t pleased with how the offense performed.
“There’s times when you message your football team – I should say this, I message the football team every single day. And there’s sometimes you use different tools to get their attention… The Philly comes out every once in a while,” Stefanski said on Monday.
The Browns’ offense responded in a big way as Cleveland beat the Dolphins 31-6.
Eagles Predicted to Replace $57 Million Playmaker
Tight end Dallas Goedert has been a valuable contributor for the Philadelphia Eagles offense over eight years. But his tenure with the team could be coming to an end at the conclusion of the 2025 NFL season.
CBS Sports’ Mike Renner sees that to be the case. Renner projected the Eagles to replace Goedert in the first round of his latest 2026 NFL mock draft.
At No. 28 overall in the new mock, the Eagles selected Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq.
“With this potentially being Dallas Goedert’s last season with the Eagles, finding his replacement is a must,” Renner wrote. “Even if it’s not Goedert’s last, they still play enough 12 and 13 personnel to make this a need — especially with how poor their backup tight ends have been in the run game, where Sadiq gets after it.”
Through roughly the first half of the 2025 season, Sadiq has posted 21 catches for 305 yards. He’s just four yards shy of a new career high.
Sadiq also has a career-best 14.5 yards per catch average and five touchdowns this season.
Goedert, who turns 31 years old in January, has shown signs of slowing down. In six games this season, he has 27 catches for 261 yards. His 9.7 yards per reception average is a career low.
However, Goedert has already tied his career best of five receiving touchdowns.
Eagles Already Considered Moving on From TE Dallas Goedert
It wouldn’t be shocking if this is Goedert’s last season with the Eagles. That’s because, according to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer (h/t NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo), the Eagles already considered trading him.
McLane reported Philadelphia received offers for the tight end during the 2025 draft. Instead of dealing Goedert, though, the Eagles restructured his contract.
Goedert has a $10 million salary this season. Over eight years in Philadelphia, the tight end has earned about $57.3 million.
The decision to keep the veteran tight end is paying significant dividends. Goedert leads the team in receiving touchdowns after seven weeks.
Goedert leads the Eagles in that category despite missing a game.
But the veteran tight end isn’t the playmaker in the middle of the field he once was.
Why the Eagles Could Target Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
There’s still a long way to go until the 2026 NFL Draft. Depending on free agency and injuries, the Eagles could have other more pressing needs than tight end by April.
But even if Goedert returns for 2026, tight end will very likely be a need for the Eagles entering the draft.
Fellow tight end Grant Calcaterra was a candidate to take away playing time from Goedert this fall. Before the season, some pundits argued Calcaterra could make Goedert expendable for the Eagles.
But in five games, Calcaterra has just four catches for 40 yards. He doesn’t have any touchdowns, and in his small sample, he’s averaging roughly the same amount of yards per catch as Goedert.
It doesn’t appear his production is going to increase any time soon either. Calcaterra has missed the past two games with an oblique injury.
Sadiq is experiencing his best statistical season at Oregon. He was the first tight end off the board in Renner’s latest mock.
