The Browns had no plans to draft Shedeur Sanders on Day 3 of the NFL draft, but once he tumbled into the fifth round, it became a no-brainer for Browns GM Andrew Berry. The decision was 110% Berry’s and not a directive from Jimmy Haslam,

The Cleveland Browns saw Dillon Gabriel as a safer bet than Shedeur Sanders, hence taking him two rounds ahead of the Colorado quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft. Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot reported the Browns were concerned with Sanders' "negative plays.

The Cleveland Browns drafted two quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft. With one of them being the high-profiled Shedeur Sanders, the big offseason question is what the team's quarterback depth chart will look like.