Cleveland radio host adamant Browns aren’t sabotaging Shedeur Sanders

Ever since the NFL Draft, when Shedeur Sanders slipped to the fifth round, people have been claiming the Colorado Buffaloes product isn’t getting a fair shake.

Even now, as a member of the Cleveland Browns, some believe the rookie quarterback is being given the shaft instead of getting a chance to compete for the starting job.

92.3 The Fan host Ken Carman is not among them.

“They are doing everything they can to provide the fairest shot possible for him,” Carman said on his show Thursday as part of an impassioned rant. “I will take it to my grave, whether it’s in the next minute, the next 30 minutes, or the next 30 years, I will take it to my grave and say it right to St. Peter’s face: They are doing nothing to try to break a quarterback.

“They’re doing nothing to try to break Shedeur Sanders. Especially Shedeur Sanders. For anybody out there who is not a real brown fans who might be listening to this, I’m telling you right now, shaking as hard as I can, they are not doing anything to try to sabotage, or try to break Shedeur Sanders or to not be fair to Shedeur Sanders.”

🏈”They are doing everything they can to provide the fairest shot possible for him… I’ll take it to my grave.”@KenCarman gets animated telling @SportsBoyTony that the #Browns are NOT trying to sabotage or break Shedeur Sanders.

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— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) July 31, 2025

Sanders reportedly came into Cleveland’s preseason camp fourth on the quarterback depth chart behind 40-year-old Joe Flacco, veteran Kenny Pickett, and third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel. Since camp began, Gabriel has reportedly moved up to the No. 2 spot ahead of Pickett, while Sanders hasn’t gotten any time with the first-team offense (though he has played against the first-team defense).

Sanders’ draft-weekend slide was a shocker to many watching at home, including father Deion Sanders. Even his eventual selection by the Browns felt odd given that they’d already selected Gabriel two rounds earlier.

Meanwhile, Carman warns those who think all of this means the team is purposefully burying Sanders.

“How many jerseys did he already sell? How many autographs has he already signed in Greater Cleveland? How many events has he already had in Greater Cleveland?” Carman asked. “How much charitable contribution has this man made to society over the last umpteen years here, or at least the last four since he was at Jackson State, and certainly probably before because of who his father is. How many things has he done?”

Cleveland’s first preseason game takes place August 8 against the Carolina Panthers. You can be sure that whatever kind of playing time Sanders receives, if any, will be heavily scrutinized.