BrownsFriday, November 6
Shedeur Sanders is likely to start for the Browns at New Orleans on Sunday
The 5AM Parma team
If you're planning your Sunday around the Browns, expect to see Shedeur Sanders. Deshaun Watson missed practice again Thursday while in the concussion protocol, so Sanders took the first-team reps and stays on track to be the likely starter against the Saints. The team announced Wednesday that Watson reported symptoms Tuesday, days after a helmet-to-helmet hit in the Nov. 1 loss at Pittsburgh.
Watson took eight sacks in the Steelers loss
- 8
- sacks of Watson in the Nov. 1 loss at Pittsburgh
- 33
- times Watson has been sacked this season, per NFL stats
- 324
- passing yards for Watson in that game
Sources: FOX 8 News, Akron Beacon Journal
- Kickoff: Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. ET in New Orleans
- Sanders: two games this season, seven starts as a rookie in 2025
- Depth chart after Watson: Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, rookie Taylen Green
“I'm just excited to see him go play and hopefully let it rip, which I think he'll do,”
Watson's concussion has counted down to Sunday's kickoff
- Nov. 1Watson takes a helmet-to-helmet hit in the loss at Pittsburgh.
- Nov. 3Watson self-reports concussion symptoms and enters the protocol.
- Nov. 4Browns announce Watson's symptoms; Sanders takes first-team reps.
- Nov. 5Watson misses practice for a second day in a row.
- Nov. 7Walkthrough takes place before the team leaves for New Orleans.
- Nov. 8Browns visit the Saints at 1 p.m. ET.
Sources: FOX 8 News, Akron Beacon Journal
Asked about the Saints defense, Sanders laughed and said, "When I smile, just know that means something." Meanwhile, pass rusher Jared Verse said Thursday he was "upset" his teammates didn't defend him after he was body-slammed following a PAT against the Steelers.
Sources: Akron Beacon Journal, FOX 8 News, Cleveland 19 News, Cleveland.com