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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Shedeur Sanders returns to action in the team’s last for -season game.
Sanders missed the Browns’ second Forsy Season match against Philadelphia Eagles with an oblique injury, but head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed he will play against Los Angeles Rams on Saturday.
“He is feeling better and better. So blocking any setback if he comes in not to feel good tomorrow, which I didn’t expect he would, he would play on Saturday,” Stefanski said at a press conference on Thursday.
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Shedeur Sanders throws his first touchdown pass during the first half of a Forsy’s NFL football match against Carolina Panthers on Friday, August 8, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
Joe Flacco starts and is expected to play 25 to 30 snaps, while colleague -rookie -quarterback Dillon Gabriel will take the second quarter and Sanders the third.
Sanders started the team’s trial opener against Carolina Panthers and impressed and finished 14 of 23 passes in 138 yards and two touchdowns.
In this game, Gabriel was sidelined with a hamstring injury and did not play. He debuted with the Eagles last week and had mixed results, completed 13 of 18 passes in 143 yards, but threw a pick-six and lost a fumble on a skew of skew.
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Shedeur Sanders is watching during the first half of a Forsy season NFL Football Fight against Carolina Panthers Friday, August 8, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
Saturday’s Matchup with Rams will be the first preseason game where both rookie -quarterbacks watch action. It could also be their last chance of extended playing time in a while when Flacco was named the team’s starting quarterback earlier this week.
At Browns’ depth card, Kenny Pickett is listed as Flacco’s backup, Gabriel is third string and Sanders is fourth.
Cleveland Browns Quarterback Shedeur Sanders passes against Carolina Panthers during the first half of a NFL football match on Friday, August 8, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Pickett has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since the end of July. The former Pittsburgh Steeler’s first round draft has not played this trial season and will not play Saturday.
Browns’ last trouble match against Rams starts on Saturday at. 13 et.
