Browns QB Shedeur Sanders Stuns Deion With Heartwarming Bye-Week Surprise
Shedeur Sanders surprised his dad, Deion Sanders, during the bye week for the Cleveland Browns, and fans loved the heartwarming video.
Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders said he was staying in Cleveland for treatment during the bye. Then he pulled a fast one on everyone, especially his dad. On Saturday, Sanders flew to Boulder and walked into Deion Sanders’ office at Folsom Field, catching the Colorado Buffaloes coach mid-workday with a playful shoulder grab and a grin. The quick reunion hit social media, and the room lit up. “You’re playing today. Go get your stuff,” Deion joked back.
The visit mattered because, as recently as Thursday, Shedeur told fans he wouldn’t make it to Colorado’s Homecoming. He framed the week as rehab-first, “big ready” mode, via Ben Armendariz of Sports Illustrated. Showing up anyway, on family time, was a well-timed reminder that the Sanders brand runs on love.
It came on a tough night for Colorado. The Buffaloes were overrun by the Arizona Wildcats, who raced out early and never looked back. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita tossed four touchdowns, and Arizona controlled the game in every phase. Colorado found a spark with wideout Omarion Miller snagging two touchdown passes, but the Wildcats kept stacking points and yards. ESPN’s box score shows a lopsided ledger in total yardage and first downs, the kind of team line that tells you everything about flow and field position.
After a month of speculation about Shedeur Sanders’ back tightness, Cleveland’s quarterback depth chart, and when (or if) he’ll get his NFL shot, the rookie used the lull to deliver something simple. He showed up, hugged his dad, and soaked in Homecoming, even if only for a beat. Outlets chronicled the drop-in, framing it as a needed lift for a Colorado program trying to stabilize in Year 3 under Deion Sanders.
And it landed with Browns fans, too. If the bye was about getting right for November, this was a morale win. The rookie still has to win a job in Cleveland. As Deion Sanders likes to say, they’re built on relationships. Saturday showed it.
Sanders Sends Message on Future With Browns
Although Sanders was inactive in Week 8, he sent a clear message about his future.
With Dillon Gabriel struggling, Sanders said he was staying in Cleveland so he could get ready.
“I’m not coming to CU homecoming, I can’t make it out there, I wish I could though. I just can’t happen, I got treatment out here. I gotta get ready, big ready,” Sanders said.
Immediately, many fans thought that meant he’s going to start games soon. But Stefanski has been adamant that this is Gabriel’s team going forward.
Kansas City Chiefs elevate RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire from the practice squad
The Kansas City Chiefs enter their Week 9 matchup with the Buffalo Bills without their starting running back, Isiah Pacheco, due to injury. The absence of Pacheco may have prompted the decision to call up a former first-round pick from the practice squad.
According to the team transaction report, Kansas City has activated Practice Squad players running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and offensive lineman C.J. Hanson via Standard Elevation on Saturday.
Edwards-Helaire was selected by Kansas City in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Louisiana State University, where he was a CFP National Champion in 2019. The former Tiger won two Super Bowls in four years with the Chiefs and was the opening week starting running back during his rookie season.
The veteran running back started the 2024 season in Kansas City on the NFL's Reserve/Non-Football Injury list, but was battling PTSD and was not being utilized by the Chiefs. He was released later in the year and picked up by the New Orleans Saints, from whom he was recently let go after this year's preseason.
Edwards-Helaire has accumulated 1,891 career rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns as he looks for more success in Kansas City for the second time around.
