<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-clevelands-offensive-line-injuries-trouble-shedeur-sanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ offensive line injuries could be trouble for Shedeur Sanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Shedeur-Sanders-12-picks-up-a-first-down-on-his-feet-ahead-of-Tennessee-Titans-linebacker-Cedric-Gray-33-during-the-first-half-of-an-NFL-football-game-at-Huntington-Bank-Field.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ offensive line injuries could be trouble for Shedeur Sanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T19:38:36-08:00">December 11th, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T19:38:36-08:00">December 11th, 7:38pm</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns’ offensive line situation has gone from shaky to outright alarming. The timing could not be worse for quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Center Ethan Pocic is out for the season after suffering a torn Achilles in Week 14 against the Titans. That has forced Cleveland to prepare its ninth different starting offensive line ahead of a frigid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/chicago-bears/browns-vs-bears-bold-predictions-for-week-15-clash">Week 15 road game against the Chicago Bears.</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1999225567842017469/photo/1" rel="noopener">Thursday’s injury report only deepened the concern</a>. It listed guards Joel Bitonio (knee/back), Wyatt Teller (calf), and Zack Zinter (back), along with tackle Jack Conklin (concussion), as limited or sidelined. That level of attrition leaves Sanders operating behind a unit that has already struggled to protect consistently. He now faces arctic conditions and a disciplined Chicago front at Soldier Field.</p><p>The Browns’ 2025 season has unraveled into a long evaluation period. Cleveland sits at 3-10, firmly planted in the AFC North cellar. Offensive inefficiency has defined much of the year, though Sanders has provided occasional sparks. Most notable was a 364-yard, four-touchdown performance last week despite another loss. Cleveland still ranks near the bottom of the league in scoring and overall production. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-major-hope-after-teammates-season-ending-injury">Pocic’s season-ending injury</a> underscores how instability up front has undercut any sustained momentum. Even a solid defense has struggled to compensate for constant offensive breakdowns and protection lapses.</p><p>Week 15 now presents a difficult proving ground. The Browns travel to Chicago, where sub-zero wind chills should magnify every protection error. With Luke Wypler likely handling snapping duties amid constant reshuffling, Sanders must navigate pressure from edge rushers like Montez Sweat while adjusting to frozen conditions. Chicago’s secondary has allowed touchdowns through the air lately. However, whether Cleveland’s line can hold up long enough to exploit that remains the defining question.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ offensive line injuries could be trouble for Shedeur Sanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-major-hope-after-teammates-season-ending-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Shedeur Sanders’ major ‘hope’ after teammate’s season-ending injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Browns-Shedeur-Sanders-reacts-to-watching-final-2-point-conversion-from-sidelines.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Shedeur Sanders’ major ‘hope’ after teammate’s season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T09:38:45-08:00">December 10th, 9:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T09:38:45-08:00">December 10th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-takes-major-weapon-shedeur-sanders-latest-espn-mock-nfl-draft">Shedeur Sanders suddenly looks less like a stopgap</a> and more like a quarterback the Browns can actually build around, and ESPN’s latest 2026 mock draft leans right into that idea.</p><p>Instead of forcing another reset under center, the projection keeps Cleveland tied to its rookie passer and hands him a true WR1 in Ohio State star Carnell Tate.</p><p>The Buckeyes wideout is framed as a vertical, sure-handed route technician who averaged 17.5 yards per catch and reportedly logged zero drops on 58 targets, exactly the kind of clean, explosive profile an offense needs when no current Browns receiver has even topped 40 catches or 500 yards this season.</p><p>Behind that optimism, though, is a gut punch in the middle of the line. Center Ethan Pocic tore his Achilles against the Titans and is out for the year, stripping Sanders of the steady veteran who has handled protections and kept the pocket relatively clean since 2021. Asked about losing his anchor up front, Sanders’ first instinct was both emotional and revealing.</p><p>And Zac Jackson relayed on X a quote that Shedeur Sanders said about Ethan Pocic’s season-ending injury: ‘‘I hope he’s here next year. I really do. I’ve gotta make sure I’m around next year too.’”</p><p>That’s a <a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1998801964025684025" rel="noopener">rookie talking like a leader</a> who expects to be part of the solution, not a placeholder. It also hints at how much trust existed between quarterback and center in an offense that’s still trying to find itself at 3-10.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-center-ethan-pocic-out-for-season-per-kevin-stefanski" rel="noopener">Pocic’s absence is massive on its own</a>. Kevin Stefanski confirmed the torn Achilles, noting the injury came in the fourth quarter when Pocic felt a pop in his left calf.</p><p>The veteran had allowed just 14 pressures and two sacks on 481 pass-block snaps this season, and he’s now headed to free agency after a three-year, $18 million deal. Sixth-rounder Luke Wylper is expected to take over the starting job down the stretch.</p><p>So while the mock-draft talk teases a future where Sanders gets a blue-chip receiver, his “hope” for Pocic to be back, and for himself to be the one throwing that ball, shows where his mind is right now: keeping this core together long enough to see what they can actually become.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Shedeur Sanders’ major ‘hope’ after teammate’s season-ending injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-takes-major-weapon-shedeur-sanders-latest-espn-mock-nfl-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Browns take a major weapon for Shedeur Sanders in the latest ESPN mock NFL draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Carnell-Tate-should-be-able-to-get-the-best-of-the-Michigan-secondary.jpg"><figcaption>Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The Browns take a major weapon for Shedeur Sanders in the latest ESPN mock NFL draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T05:42:16-08:00">December 10th, 5:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T05:42:16-08:00">December 10th, 5:42am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Questions around <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-what-impressed-rich-eisen-shedeur-sanders">Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland have shifted from “is he ready?”</a> to “how high is the ceiling?” That change in tone is exactly what caught Rich Eisen’s eye.</p><p>The longtime host has raved less about Sanders’ stat line and more about how the rookie carries himself when microphones are shoved in his face after brutal losses and controversial decisions.</p><p>Each time he’s been invited to second-guess Kevin Stefanski, Sanders has deflected the drama, backed the play call, and kept the focus on the team, even after being yanked for that disastrous two-point attempt against the Titans.</p><p>For a fifth-round pick with 700-plus yards and five touchdowns in limited action, the poise has matched the production, and it just earned him the starting job for the rest of the season.</p><p>Cleveland’s front office seems to be responding in kind. In ESPN’s latest 2026 mock draft, the 3-10 Browns stick with Sanders <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47243299/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-predictions-32-picks-field-yates" rel="noopener">and hand him a serious weapon</a> instead of forcing another quarterback reset.</p><p>With the top two passers off the board, the mock sends Ohio State wideout Carnell Tate to Cleveland in Round 1, framing the move as a bet on Sanders’ growth and an overdue upgrade to a thin receiver room.</p><p>According to the projection, no Browns wideout has even cracked 40 catches or 500 yards this year, which makes adding a true No. 1 a pretty obvious step.</p><p>Tate is painted as the next first-round lock from the Buckeyes’ receiver factory: good size, polished routes, real vertical juice, and toughness at the catch point. He averaged 17.5 yards per grab this season and, maybe most importantly for a Cleveland offense plagued by miscues, reportedly logged zero drops on 58 targets.</p><p>Dropping that profile into a scheme that just watched Sanders hit Jerry Jeudy for a 60-yard strike would change the geometry of the whole passing game.</p><p>None of this fixes the trenches, though, and that’s where the latest blow landed. Kevin Stefanski <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-center-ethan-pocic-out-for-season-per-kevin-stefanski">confirmed that center Ethan Pocic tore his Achilles</a> against Tennessee and is done for the year, with Luke Wylper expected to step in.</p><p>Eisen’s message has been simple, even if he did not say it this bluntly: if a rookie handles the chaos like a franchise quarterback, you owe it to him to see what happens when the cast around him finally catches up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Browns take a major weapon for Shedeur Sanders in the latest ESPN mock NFL draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-what-impressed-rich-eisen-shedeur-sanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'What has impressed Rich Eisen most about Browns QB Shedeur Sanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sanders-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What has impressed Rich Eisen most about Browns QB Shedeur Sanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T14:53:01-08:00">December 8th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T14:53:01-08:00">December 8th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a team that has a player, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-myles-garrett-specific-vision-sack-record">Myles Garrett, seriously flirting with setting a new NFL sack record</a>, the biggest storyline surrounding the Cleveland Browns has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-browns-kevin-stefanski-keeps-it-cryptic-on-pulling-shedeur-sanders-for-epic-2-point-fail">Shedeur Sanders and whether or not his head coach, Kevin Stefanski, actually likes him</a>.</p><p>Taking the field against the first-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the player he was compared to for months during the pre-draft process, Cam Ward, Sanders seriously outplayed the Miami product on the field, but in the end, he didn’t secure the win. No, after failing to convert a two-point conversion to put his team up one, Stefanski attempted another two-point play on the Browns’ final drive of the game to tie things up,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-shedeur-sanders-reacts-2-point-conversion-sidelines"> taking Sanders off the field in favor of a Wildcat play</a> that ultimately failed in spectacular fashion.</p><p>With 769 passing yards and five touchdowns on his resume over just four appearances with three starters, Sanders’ play has been very impressive, but what has really stood out to veteran media personality Rich Eisen has been how the rookie passer has handled himself at the podium, as he’s <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1998133887344537688?s=20" rel="noopener">remained incredibly professional</a> when other players may have chosen to take the low road.</p><p>“It just seems every instance since he’s been starting, he’s been put in a position in front of the microphone where he’s either asked point-blank something to contradict his coach’s beliefs in him or play calls, or set up to help him succeed. Every single situation has either been point-blank asked of him, or in this situation, the football gods place a legit question in front of him through the media, saying, ‘Are you upset to be taken off the field?’ And he answered it, knocking it out of the park each time,” Eisen explained.</p><p>“He’s knocked out of the park, whether he’s turning to somebody saying, ‘Oh, you’re just trying to start trouble, huh?’ Or ‘Hey, everybody wants the ball, but we practiced it.’ He could have easily been, ‘Why would you take me out in the same way you did,’ and it would be just he’s making it about himself. ‘Oh, his dad’s making videos of him coming to the game and hugging his son up before the game. It’s only about the Sanders.’ Every single time, he has nailed it when put in a position by either the media or the football gods to second-guess his coach or the setup around him or whether they want him or not. Well, these numbers certainly support him being the start of the rest of the season, and guess what was announced in the last hour?”</p><p>What happened was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-gets-kevin-stefanski-amid-deshaun-watsons-practice-return">Sanders was officially named the Browns’ starting quarterback</a> for the rest of the season, allowing him four more games to put quality play on film for the future, be that in Cleveland or on another team that acquires him like Mel Kiper has been stumping for all season long. While his production hasn’t led to wins, it’s certainly impressive, which can only spell good things for his career prospects moving forward.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Every single time, he has nailed it when put in a position by the media or the football gods to second guess his coach or the setup around him."<a href="https://twitter.com/richeisen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RichEisen</a> praises Shedeur Sanders for how he's handled the media in tough situations 👏 </p><p>(via The <a href="https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RichEisenShow</a>) <a href="https://t.co/Nv1BEw0iN0">pic.twitter.com/Nv1BEw0iN0</a></p><p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1998133887344537688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What has impressed Rich Eisen most about Browns QB Shedeur Sanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-shedeur-sanders-gets-kevin-stefanski-amid-deshaun-watsons-practice-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Shedeur Sanders gets Kevin Stefanski boost amid Deshaun Watson’s practice return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shedeur-Sanders_934c1c.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Shedeur Sanders gets Kevin Stefanski boost amid Deshaun Watson’s practice return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T10:20:00-08:00">December 8th, 10:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T10:20:00-08:00">December 8th, 10:20am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns continued their losing season with a narrow home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-shedeur-sanders-reacts-2-point-conversion-sidelines">loss to the Tennessee Titans</a> in a game that went down to the wire. It was another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-albert-breer-makes-shedeur-sanders-prediction-after-big-game-vs-titans">start for Shedeur Sanders</a>, who had his best game so far, completing 23 of his 42 pass attempts, good for a whopping 364 yards and three touchdowns against just one interception.</p><p>With Deshaun Watson recently returning to Browns practice, some have wondered if he might compete for the Browns’ starting quarterback job over the final few weeks of the season.</p><p>However, recently, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski reiterated that this is <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1998090916612223304" rel="noopener">not the case.</a></p><p>“Sanders is the starter for the rest of the season,” reported Zac Jackson of The Athletic on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“He has constantly and consistently gotten better…I feel good about where his development is heading,” said Stefanski.</p><p>Sanders has indeed seemed to improve every week since he was thrust into the starting quarterback role in place of fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel. Sanders has certainly seized the opportunity, generating excitement within the fanbase and backing that up on the field for the most part so far, especially during Sunday’s performance against the Titans, albeit not against the best defense in the NFL.</p><p>If Sanders can continue playing at this level for the final few weeks of the season, Cleveland fans will suddenly have something to be very excited about moving forward despite a bleak outlook for most of the 2025 campaign.</p><p>The Browns will next hit the field on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
769	5	3	-

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
769	5	3	-

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