Make New York Post a Preferred Source It will be one and done for Shedeur Sanders.
After Sanders filled in during a loss to the Saints this week, the Browns plan to start Deshaun Watson again going forward, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Watson missed the Week 9 contest after being placed into concussion protocol earlier in the week. The veteran was cleared on Saturday, though was not activated for the game in New Orleans.
He will take the reins once again as the Browns return home to take on the Texans.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) warms up before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Sanders had a promising start on Sunday, completing 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards and two touchdown passes in the 23-22 overtime loss. Dillon Gabriel served as the backup to Sanders.
Postgame, head coach Todd Monken would not immediately say who would start against Houston.
“How long has it been? Thirty minutes since the game ended?” Monken said. “I’m not getting into quarterback. If we want to talk about Shedeur, we can talk about Shedeur.”
Sanders has some support around the football world, including Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher, who gave Sanders his flowers after Sunday’s game.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Nov. 8, 2026. AP Photo/Ella Hall “Moving forward, Shedeur Sanders should be the starter for this football team,” Cowher said. “He’s going to be the future. And I think what he showed today, his resilience, continued to come back. He made great decisions, he extended plays. I love the way he played and I would move forward with him.”
Watson has gone 5-3 as the Browns starter through eight weeks after winning the starting job in training camp.
The Week 10 contest will mark the second time Watson has faced his former team since they traded him to Cleveland in March 2022 amid several sexual misconduct allegations.
