Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ ‘Unprofessional’ Decision Won’t Sit Well With Dad Deion
Posted November 15, 2025
Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders revealed his first-ever tattoo on video — a choice that might not sit well with his dad, Deion.
The clip from Well Off Media shows Sanders getting his dollar-sign logo on his left, non-throwing hand. His brother, Shilo, teased that their dad definitely wouldn’t approve.
“If dad ever ranks you higher than me in the rankings each month, buddy, that’ll be outrageous,” Shilo Sanders said. “Dad’s gonna say, ‘Ain’t no quarterback of mine have no tattoos. That’s unprofessional. I did not raise you like that.'”
Deion Sanders is famously opposed to getting tattoos, as he expressed in a previous video with Shedeur back in 2022.
“Where you plan on going, some things you can’t take with you,” Deion Sanders said when the pair were at Jackson State. “Starts out with a thigh, next thing it’s a shoulder, next thing it’s a calf and a hamstring. Next thing you know, you’re Mike Tyson and you’ll do your whole face.”
Shedeur Sanders Making Progress With Browns
It’s been an interesting ride for Sanders in the NFL after tumbling in the draft to the fifth round. He’s currently serving as the backup quarterback to Dillon Gabriel in Cleveland, and it’s uncertain if or when he’ll see the field this season.
“I don’t think it’s fair to speculate,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday about a possible timeline for Sanders to see the field. “We’re committed to getting better as an offense. Dillon is certainly committed to improving every which way he can. And all the while, all of our players, our young players are developing and working so hard behind the scenes to make sure that they’re getting better on a daily basis.”
That said, Stefanski provided some light praise for Sanders on Friday ahead of the team’s Week 11 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.
“He’s doing a really nice job. Including just now coming off the field with the red zone drill we did,” Stefanski said. “Continues to work really hard. Doing a nice job in meetings. Doing a good job on the field.”
Browns Need More From Dillon Gabriel
The chatter around Sanders seeing the field has heated up in recent weeks. Gabriel has struggled to establish himself as the starter in Cleveland. He’s posted a 1-4 record and has not provided a spark for the offense. However, Stefanski has continued to back Gabriel, putting the blame on the unit as a whole.
“There are things that I know Dillon can do better and will do better as a young quarterback. And I know there are things that we as a staff can do better, and putting our guys in position,” Stefanski said. “So, I just think it goes back to, I understand the individual aspect of this, but there’s also the collective aspect of this.”
If Gabriel’s struggles persist, the Browns will almost certainly give Sanders a look down the stretch with the playoffs out of reach. Cleveland holds two first-round picks in next year’s draft and must evaluate its rookie quarterbacks before making any long-term decisions at the position.
Chiefs just got the green light to bring Khalen Saunders back where he belongs
Khalen Saunders cleared waivers after being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
From the moment Khalen Saunders was made available to interested teams after his release from the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week, most of Chiefs Kingdom has been waiting and watching for the outcome—to learn where the defensive tackle would land next. On Friday, it was made official that the lineman had cleared waivers.
The Jaguars released Saunders on Thursday, an admission that they weren't going to change their mind about leaving him as a healthy inactive on game days. Saunders was the return on a preseason trade that sent offensive lineman Luke Fortner to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the veteran defensive tackle. Yet instead of bolstering the defensive front, Saunders was relegated to the bench.
While Saunders has plenty of experience in the NFL, teams still had to submit waiver claims for him as they would for a newer player, given the timing of his release from Jacksonville. Saunders is a vested veteran, but even those must go through the waiver wire before hitting free agency if they're set free after the league's trade deadline. This year, that date was November 4.
Khalen Saunders cleared waivers after being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
While Saunders has yet to find an official place to land, the Chiefs have to be considered among the favorites, given the need up front and their familiarity with one another. The Chiefs lost second-round pick Omarr Norman-Lott to ACL injury in the first half of the season, and will be reliant upon aging veterans to carry them through the rest of the season and beyond. Those names include Mike Pennel and Derrick Nnadi, among others.
Saunders first entered the NFL as the Chiefs' third-round choice in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Western Illinois. General manager Brett Veach rolled the dice in that draft when taking Saunders, knowing the leap from the FCS level to the NFL is a massive one. Still, Saunders' reputation as "The Aaron Donald of the FCS" was enough to interest the Chiefs.
Over the course of four seasons in K.C., Saunders played in 38 games, including 16 in his final season with the team—a season in which he set a career high of 3.5 sacks. For the Chiefs, he'd represent another vet familiar enough with Steve Spagnuolo's demands to make a difference in short order. It'd also give him a chance to rebuild some value after failing to earn any real playing time in Jacksonville.
Now that Saunders has cleared waivers, he can sign with any team as a free agent.
