Shedeur Sanders delivers bold message ahead of first start with Browns

Cleveland Browns rookie backmost Shedeur Sanders had a bold connection for fans and teammates earlier helium took the archetypal snaps of the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Sanders made his long-awaited archetypal NFL commencement connected Sunday against the Raiders. He was moved up to No. 1 connected the extent illustration aft Dillon Gabriel suffered a concussion successful Week 11.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) throws against the during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, successful Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Candice Ward)

He spoke to CBS’ Tiffany Blackmon earlier helium stepped onto the field.

"I’m who they been looking for," Sanders said with a smirk.

Sanders talked astir the accidental to yet get his archetypal vocation start, too.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) kneels successful the extremity portion earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Candice Ward)

"Feels good," Sanders said. "But we’re cool, calm and collected. Like, this ain’t thing to us."

He met with his father, Deion Sanders, earlier helium near the tunnel. The wholesome infinitesimal was shared connected the Browns’ societal media relationship earlier the game.

Sanders and the Browns started connected discourtesy archetypal and punted connected their archetypal drive. On the 2nd drive, the Browns were acceptable up successful Raiders territory. The squad lone utilized moving backmost Quinshon Judkins connected the drive. He yet scored connected a nonstop drawback from 8 yards out.

The erstwhile Colorado standout got his archetypal sensation of NFL enactment past week against the Baltimore Ravens.

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He was 4-of-16 with 47 yards and an interception.

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