It's finally time. Cleveland Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders got a taste of NFL action last week when he had to fill in for the concussed Dillon Gabriel. Now, Gabriel has officially been ruled out for Week 12. That means that Sanders will make his first start in the NFL against the Las Vegas Raiders.

“The Browns plan to announce Shedeur Sanders as the starter for Sunday vs. Las Vegas, per the team. Dillon Gabriel still in protocol,” Jeremy Fowler reports. “The fifth-round pick will make his first NFL start.”

Sanders made his first regular-season appearance in Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens. The fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft filled in for Garbiel after the latter suffered a concussion. Sanders had a dismal showing against Baltimore, completing just four passes out of his

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