After what felt like an eternity of cliffhangers and tension crammed into one nail-biting offseason, Kevin Stefanski finally decided it was time to silence the league-wide chatter by naming Shedeur Sanders as QB1 for the preseason. Once treated as an afterthought, he slid all the way down the draft to pick No. 144. Headlines hauntingly followed his every move, dissecting not only his snaps but every detail of his personal life. The Browns four-man quarterback race was fierce, yet he came out on top (for now). And standing beside him as he takes his first steps as the starter is his father, Deion Sanders , sharing in the moment that had threatened to slip away from his fingers.

With presumptive Week 1 starter Joe Flacco sidelined for precautionary reasons, and both Kenny Picke

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