by: Barkley Truax 1 hour ago BarkleyTruax
The Cleveland Browns have added backup quarterback Shedeur Sanders to its injury report with back tightness, the team announced. Bailey Zappe has been elevated from the practice squad in the event Sanders is ruled out.
Sanders is listed as questionable for the matchup, per ESPN Cleveland. The Browns will travel to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots this Sunday.
Zappe is in his fourth season in the NFL out of Western Kentucky. He was drafted in the fourth round by the New England Patriots during the 2022 NFL Draft. He has 15 career games under his belt, including nine starts. One of those came last season with the Browns.
For Sanders, he has been the second-team quarterback for the Browns since Cleveland traded Joe Flacco earlier this month. Flacco is now the starter for the Cincinnati Bengals and rookie Dillon Gabriel has been QB1 for Cleveland ever since.
Sanders was the second quarterback that the Browns drafted during the 2025 NFL Draft. Dillon Gabriel went one round ahead of Sanders, who was picked up in the fifth round by the franchise. Gabriel remained one spot ahead of Sanders on the depth chart after Flacco was dealt across the state.