Shedeur Sanders Fights for Browns Starting Spot

0:00On April 22nd, Shadour Sanders is locking in with the Cleveland Browns, gearing up for his second NFL season. On Tuesday, he grabbed most of the first team reps during their first voluntary OTAs, sharing some with Deshan Watson. It's a big shift for the young quarterback who's now fighting for his spot. Just last year around this time, Sanders was the talk of the draft boards, with every scout calling him a first-round lock. But when the 2025 NFL draft hit, he watched the first four rounds fly by without a call. The Browns finally snagged him in the fifth round, shocking pretty much everyone. That draft night got even messier with the prank call Sanders thought was from the Saints GM. Turned out, it was the son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich messing around, leaving Sanders confused and waiting longer on his live stream. The league didn't let us slide, finding the Falcons $250,000 and Ulbrich $100,000 more. Now they've rode out new rules, funneling player contacts through one secure spot at each team to stop these pranks cold.

1:04As Sanders settles into Brown's camp, these changes might keep future drafts cleaner, but his focus stays on turning heads with those starter reps and proving the slide was just a bump in the road.