CLEVELAND, Ohio — From a draft celebration that never happened to starting NFL quarterback in just eight months — Shedeur Sanders’ journey hasn’t followed anyone’s script but his own.

The Browns rookie quarterback, once projected as a potential first-round pick who might go as high as second overall, instead experienced what Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot called “the biggest free fall in the draft that I can ever remember.” That dramatic slide to the fifth round could have crushed a lesser player’s spirit. Instead, it’s become the fuel powering Sanders’ remarkable rise.

What makes Sanders’ approach so refreshing is his clear-eyed understanding that nothing is guaranteed, despite now being named the starter for Cleveland’s final four games. As Cabot observed during Wednesday’s medi

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