Kevin Stefanski Details the One Thing He Expects From Shedeur Sanders

After a gruelling offseason, Shedeur Sanders is on the Cleveland Browns‘ 53-man roster. The feat was widely believed to be nearly impossible when Sanders initially came to Berea. The Colorado product had a spectacular debut, too, as the Browns’ starter in their first preseason game.

His second appearance, however, in Browns third preseason game, is where it all went sideways with a majestically lackluster performance of a 50% completion rate and five sacks.

Sanders’ performance that day ignited a lot of doubts about his skills being truly NFL-ready. As a late-day-three pick of the 2025 NFL Draft on the lookout for his redemption arc, the narrative taking shape puts him in a difficult position.

But does he really need to worry after the offseason he had? Particularly when the Browns QB lineup is finally looking hopeful enough to get them across the regular season without making a joke out of their squad?

This is precisely why Stefanski is not putting Sanders in the doghouse just yet. It goes without saying, but it comes with one condition from Stefanski that he expects Sanders to fulfill.

Shedeur Sanders Must Live up to Kevin Stefanski’s One Expectation

Sanders had a bad day against the Rams, and Stefanski is treating it exactly like that. The Browns’ head coach saw, and even at times praised, all the efforts Sanders put in the offseason. All those efforts are one of the reasons why Stefanski is muting all the outside noise and is instead focusing on developing Sanders.

“I don’t concern myself with outside types of things, but I’m committed to his development, just like all of our rookies,” Stefanski said, via the Associated Press.