Cleveland Browns Dealt Troubling Shedeur Sanders Blow on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Former Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel praised Shedeur Sanders' strong preseason performance, while discussing the rookie's fall to the fifth round in the NFL Draft.

The Cleveland Browns are taking on the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, and rookie Dillon Gabriel will be making his NFL debut as the team's starting quarterback.

The Browns have a lot of sorting out to do during the preseason as they get ready to have a bounce-back regular season.

All eyes across the NFL have been on Shedeur Sanders, the polarizing rookie quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. He has been the subject of lots of scrutiny because he is the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and because, according to plenty, he has hyped himself up.

Brown was on the field for 136 special-teams plays in 2024. On his first play of the season for Cleveland, Brown caused a fumble on the opening kickoff against the New York Giants on Sept. 22. In 67 NFL games, Brown has been on the field for 494 defensive snaps and 1,193 special-teams plays.

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback room has been one of the NFL’s most intriguing storylines this offseason, thanks in large part to rookie quarterback Shedeur S

General manager Andrew Berry signed 40-year-old Joe Flacco in free agency and traded for former Pittsburgh Steelers golden boy, Kenny Pickett. Berry then drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders in the fifth. That’s a lot of options under center for the Browns.