Cleveland radio host desperately pleads for Browns to start Shedeur Sanders: 'Just put him out there'
Sanders is yet to see an NFL game in the regular season
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Cleveland Browns are on their second starting quarterback of the season, yet the results are the same.
Dillon Gabriel was named the starter entering Week 5 to replace Joe Flacco, who was sent to the Cincinnati Bengals. The third-round pick has struggled in his four starts, completing less than 60% of his passes for 683 yards.
Gabriel's most recent outing came in a 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots over the weekend, and he now has the same number of starts Flacco had when Flacco was removed from the starting lineup.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. (Brian Fluharty/Imagn Images)
There is another quarterback waiting in the wings in Cleveland, and that's Shedeur Sanders, who has been embattled since falling from a possible top five overall pick to barely becoming a fifth-round selection.
But the Browns are 2-6 with little to look forward to, prompting Cleveland radio host Ken Carman to go scorched earth and call for Sanders, the Colorado alum, to start.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You got four blowouts in an NFL season. It's not even Halloween, we have four blowouts in an NFL season. … That's insanity," Carman said on his show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders warms up before a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit Sept. 28, 2025. (David Reginek/Imagn Images)
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"I can’t believe I’m saying that. I think there is some guys that definitely care inside the locker room. It’s just, it can’t happen. Either the offense is inept, or you’ve put yourself in a bad situation. Either way, you gotta be just moving on from all of it. There ain’t nothing I’m gonna be able to do this season. I don’t know what’s gonna happen this offseason.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You know what? Just, I might as well have a chance to have a little bit of fun. If [Sanders’] back isn’t locked up, and he doesn’t need a backiotomy, just put him out there for the love of Christ. Just put him out there, and let’s see. Give me a good effort for a week and let’s see what he can do."
After Gabriel was named the starter, it took a few more days for head coach Kevin Stefanski to commit to Sanders as the backup, but he got the job.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders celebrates a touchdown pass against the Carolina Panthers during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)
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