Browns' Shedeur Sanders Says He Won't Buy College Jersey Number From Teammate, Cites Signing Bonus Woes

Shedeur Sanders walked to nan microphone Saturday to speak pinch reporters astatine Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp. The incoming Browns backmost fielded questions astir President Donald Trump's determination to speak retired during Sanders' NFL Draft descent and competing for nan starting job.

But nan 23-year-old besides took a infinitesimal to reside questions astir nan jersey number he'll deterioration during his first play successful nan NFL.

On Tuesday, nan Browns released jersey numbers for their rookie people and free agents. The announcement confirmed Sanders would deterioration No. 12.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders leaves nan section aft nan first time of rookie minicamp astatine nan Cleveland Browns' training analyzable Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (Imagn)

Wide receiver DeAndre Carter will deterioration No. 2 for Cleveland.

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Sanders wore No. 2 astatine Colorado. There was immoderate speculation Sanders could make an connection to Carter to regain his assemblage shot number.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders throws during NFL rookie minicamp astatine nan Cleveland Browns' training analyzable Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (Imagn)

"My signing prize ain’t that precocious correct now," Sanders said.

Sanders did onshore respective notable name, image and likeness (NIL) deals during his collegiate career. 

He was projected to spell arsenic early arsenic No. 2 wide earlier his much-discussed NFL Draft slide. The Browns selected nan signal-caller successful nan 5th round.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders talks to nan media during rookie minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus connected May 10, 2025.  (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

Sheduer vanished nan 2024 assemblage shot play pinch 4,134 passing yards. He will subordinate a crowded backmost room successful Cleveland that besides includes Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett.

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Gabriel, who nan Browns drafted successful nan 3rd round, took an equal number of snaps arsenic Sanders during a astir 90-minute believe convention astatine minicamp.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski complimented some rookies.

"I deliberation nan nosy portion is we’ve spent truthful overmuch predraft clip pinch these players, peculiarly erstwhile we’re talking astir our quarterbacks pinch Dillon and Shedeur," he said. "We’ve spent gathering clip pinch them retired of this building. We’ve taken them done walk-throughs, and past they get to spell do it successful azygous pinch nan helmets connected and conscionable spot what they tin return from nan gathering room to nan grass."

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