Kevin Stefanski entered this offseason with one clear goal — avoid a repeat of last year’s disaster, when the Browns had the league’s worst scoring offense, averaging just 15.2 points per game. The quarterback room became a madhouse, with four players locked in a cutthroat race for the starting job. Headlines followed every snap, every throw, every misstep. Yet the chaos ended in a way that felt almost eerie. “It’s Shedeur, by default,” Mike Florio said, a remark that pushed the rookie in front of the Panthers in preseason. No doubt that Shedeur Sanders had the talent and the work ethic. But the reason he emerged as QB1 for the preseason was not only about skill. It was about circumstance, timing, and the gridiron’s unpredictable nature.

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