Shedeur Sanders Returns to Number Two

0:00It's March 30th. This is NFL News Today, powered by AI tracking teams, players, and standings. Cleveland Brown's quarterback, Shadour Sanders, is switching back to number 2 for the 2026 season. That's the jersey he rocked at Jackson State in Colorado, where it got retired right alongside his college teammates' number. Even his dad, Dion, wore number 2 back at Florida State, and they hung that one up too. Last year as a 5th round rookie, Sanders had a settle for number 12 since wide receiver DeAndre Carter already had number 2 locked down. Carter's deal ended, and after a knee injury put him on injured reserve, he's now a free agent, freeing up the digits for Shadour. Sanders wasn't sweating at first, joking his signing bonus wasn't big enough to buy it off Carter. Still, his number 12 jersey flew off shelves early on, ranking 5th in sales among all NFL players from March to July 2025, behind. Who guys like Sequan Barkley and Jalen Hertz? He started deep on the depth chart, but got thrown into the fire for the Brown's last

1:02seven games after an injury to another rookie QB. When three and four is a starter, with about 1400 yards, seven touchdowns, and 10 picks in eight games total, earned a pro bowl nod as an alternate too. Now with number 2 back on his back, Sanders looks primed to build on that rookie flash and make some real noise in Cleveland next year.