Adam Schefter Hints At Browns' Roster Decision On Shedeur Sanders

The Cleveland Browns are in an unusually strange spot at quarterback right now. They are currently carrying four quarterbacks in training camp, all of whom have either starting potential or a lot of money invested in them. So where does Shedeur Sanders stand as the team gets closer to its roster cuts?

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter had some insight on the latest episode of his podcast. When discussing the former Colorado quarterback, Schefter mused that the Browns are highly unlikely to keep four quarterbacks on the roster. NFL teams rarely keep three on the roster, let alone four.

As for who will be the odd man out, Schefter would not speculate. But he asserted that he sees both rookies - Sanders and Dillon Gabriel - making the 53-man roster.

“I now think the Browns are more likely than not to carry four quarterbacks on their final 53-man roster,” Schefter said. “Now, hear me out. It is rare when a team drafts a quarterback in the middle rounds and winds up releasing him.

“And we’ve always thought that both rookie quarterbacks would make the 53-man roster. Barring an injury, Shedeur’s shoulder or Kenny Pickett’s hamstring getting worse, assuming they both get healthy, even though they might not be today. I think both rookie quarterbacks are on the Browns’ final 53-man roster.”

Though he didn't say it outright, that seems to make Pickett the odd man out.

Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco is set to start the season with Deshaun Watson currently on injured reserve. Dillon Gabriel was a second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and it's practically unprecedented for a second-round pick to be released before Week 1 of his rookie year. That just leaves Pickett, a former first-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers who was a backup in Philadelphia last year, and Sanders, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.