Cleveland radio host desperately pleads with Browns to start Shedeur Sanders: ‘Just put him there’

The Cleveland Browns are on their second starting quarterback of the season, but the results are the same.

Dillon Gabriel was named the starter entering Week 5 to replace Joe Flacco, who was sent to the Cincinnati Bengals. The third-round pick has struggled in his four starts, completing less than 60% of his passes for 683 yards.

Gabriel’s most recent outing came in a 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots over the weekend, and he now has the same number of starts as Flacco had when Flacco was removed from the starting lineup.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. (Brian Fluharty/Image Images)

There’s another quarterback waiting in the wings in Cleveland, and that’s Shedeur Sanders, who has been in trouble since falling from a possible top-five overall pick to just barely becoming a fifth-round pick.

But the Browns are 2-6 and have little to look forward to, prompting Cleveland radio announcer Ken Carman to go crazy and call for Sanders, the Colorado alum, to start.

“You have four blowouts in an NFL season. It’s not even Halloween, we have four blowouts in an NFL season… That’s crazy,” Carman said on his show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders warms up before a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Sept. 28, 2025. (David Reginek/Imagn Images)

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“I can’t believe I’m saying that. I think there are some guys who definitely worry inside the locker room. It just can’t happen. Either the offense is inept or you’ve put yourself in a bad situation. Either way, you’ve got to move forward with all of this. There’s nothing I can do this season. I don’t know what’s going to happen this offseason.

“You know what? I might as well just have a chance to have some fun. If [Sanders’] The back is not locked in, and it doesn’t need a retroiotomy, just put it there for Christ’s sake. Just take it out and let’s see. Give me a good effort for a week and let’s see what he can do.”

After Gabriel was named the starter, it took a few more days for head coach Kevin Stefanski to commit to Sanders as a backup, but he got the job.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders celebrates a touchdown pass against the Carolina Panthers during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. (Jim Dedmon/Image Images)

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The Browns have a bye this week before returning to action against the Baltimore Ravens.

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