The four-way quarterback battle for the Cleveland Browns has been one of the most-discussed topics in the NFL this spring. And as the OTAs and mini-camp portion of the offseason went on, it seems very apparent that the Browns are favoring Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel in the quarterback battle, leaving Shedeur Sanders in a weird spot.
For this reason, Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report labeled Sanders was one of the biggest losers of the NFL's spring period.
"Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders needs a hug—because it has been a rough year so far for the rookie," Davenport writes. "Considered by many a first-round prospect, Sanders’ free fall to the fifth round was the dominant storyline of the 2025 NFL draft. He was the second quarterback taken by a Browns team desperate for a solution at the position, after Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel. That drop on draft day hasn’t alleviated the spotlight on Sanders, and one of the bigger stories of Browns’ OTAs was that while Sanders and Gabriel received most of the quarterback reps as the team attempts to see what they have in the youngsters, it was the latter who worked mostly with the starters."
What happens with Sanders is yet to be known, and will be decided in training camp when he and the remaining other three quarterbacks duke it out at quarterback. At least one will be gone. Will Sanders be one of them?
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