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Will Shedeur Sanders play in the second half vs Jets? Here's the latest on the Browns QB
Fans wonder if Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders will debut vs Jets, but QB1 Dillon Gabriel’s solid first-half play makes it unlikely.
With the Cleveland Browns tied with the New York Jets at halftime of Sunday's game, many have been wondering if it's finally time for Shedeur Sanders to take the field. The Browns' rookie is the QB2 of the team, starting behind QB1 Dillon Gabriel since Joe Flacco was traded.
Though there is a lot of buzz around Sanders and him possibly playing for the Browns in the 2nd hand vs the New York Jets, it seems unlikely. Browns ' QB1, Dillon Gabriel, has shown great composure in the game, throwing 11 out of 23 passing attempts for 125 yards to go with one TD.
Sanders, meanwhile, is yet to start a game for the Browns in the NFL regular season this year.
Fans Call For Shedeur Sanders To Start
Though Dillon Gabriel was performing well against the Jets, his performances since the Browns parted ways with Joe Flacco and appointed him the QB1 has not been up to the mark. This has led Browns fans to call for Shedeur Sanders to start.
This season, Dillon Gabriel has passed for 702 yards, with five touchdowns, and a quarterback rating of 26.4. While a stat line like this could have been a motivation for the Browns management to start Sanders, Gabriel upped his game by several notches against the Jets.
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At the time of this writing, Gabriel had completed 24 of 27 passing attempts for 150 yards with two touchdowns, which is equal to what he has achieved so far this season, excluding the Jets game.
“ANY Normal team would put in Shedeur Sanders. But the Cleveland Browns are obsessed with losing so they’ve gone out of their way to do the complete opposite,” one user wrote.
“Dillon Gabriel is NEVER better at the game of football than Shedeur Sanders,” said one.
“We REALLY gotta find out what happened behind the scenes with this Shedeur Sanders situation. Y’all can miss me with the he didn’t “interview well” pre draft nonsense,” wrote one.
“Kevin Stefanski loses this one with his boy Gabriel while refusing to play Shedeur Sanders the writing will be on the wall for his coaching career in Cleveland,” wrote another.
In the 2025 preseason, Browns Sanders completed 17 of 29 passes for 152 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions.
