by: Grant Grubbs • 21 minutes ago • grant_grubbs_
The Browns waited until the No. 144 overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to select quarterback Shedeur Sanders . However, if it had been up to Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, the team never would’ve called Sanders’ name at all.
“Listen, we have good process,” Haslam said during his annual training camp address on Tuesday along with Dee Haslam. “If you just told me Friday night driving home, y’all are going to pick Shedeur, I would say, ‘That’s not happening.’
“But we had a conversation early that morning and then we had a conversation later that day. I think we had the right people involved in the conversation at the end of the day. That’s (Browns general manager) Andrew Berry’s call. Andrew made the call to pick Shedeur, just like who’s going to start or what play we’re going to call is Kevin (Stefanski’s) call. But that’s Andrew’s call. He made the call.”
While Berry ultimately wanted Sanders on the Browns’ roster, he hasn’t forced the staff to play the former Colorado standout. Last week, ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi reported that Sanders is the only one of the Browns’ four quarterbacks who hasn’t had first team reps.