Browns QB room heats up as Bernie Kosar picks Shedeur Sanders over $230M Deshaun Watson
The Cleveland Browns quarterback race tightens as a franchise legend rejects the $230M veteran.
Browns QB room heats up as Bernie Kosar picks Shedeur Sanders over $230M Deshaun Watson originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Cleveland's quarterback picture going into OTAs has split opinion between the sportsbooks and one of the franchise's most recognizable voices.
Stats lean one way, a former Browns signal-caller leans the other, and the rookie at the center of it all is firing off scripture-flavored social posts while the noise builds. Bernie Kosar, appearing on Yahoo Sports Daily, threw his weight behind Shedeur Sanders rather than Deshaun Watson, framing the rookie's struggles last year as a roster problem more than a talent problem. "For Shedeur to come in as a rookie with a really limited talent roster around him offensively, he certainly made plays," Kosar said .
"He deserves to be in this mix and I wouldn't be surprised to see Shedeur get this opportunity early, if he doesn't come out as the game 1 starter. " The numbers behind Kosar's case sit in Cleveland's offensive ranking. The Browns closed 2025 ranked 31st in scoring and 30th in total yards, finishing 5-12, with Sanders responsible for three of those victories during his run as a starter.
He posted 1,400 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and 10 interceptions, adding 169 rushing yards and a score. Chris Pownall of Yardbarker pinned the rookie's modest output on that same broken offense. Head coach Todd Monken has stated the QB1 job belongs to whoever wins OTAs, minicamp, and training camp outright.