Browns Return to Deshaun Watson After Shedeur Sanders' Start in New Orleans
Update: Sanders threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-22 overtime loss to the Saints, but Cleveland plans to start Watson against Houston in Week 10, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at New Orleans, coach Todd Monken said Friday. Deshaun Watson self-reported concussion symptoms Tuesday morning and has since cleared the protocol, but he is listed as questionable.
What has Sanders done?
He has attempted three passes this season. As a rookie last year he made seven starts, going 3-4 with 1,400 passing yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. It is unclear whether Watson, Dillon Gabriel or Taylen Green will back him up. Cleveland is 5-3 and hosts Houston next week before its bye.
Who starts in Week 10?
Watson, according to Fowler's source. Watson cleared the concussion protocol Saturday but was inactive Sunday. Sanders completed 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns at New Orleans, including a 39-yard touchdown to Harold Fannin Jr. in overtime before a failed two-point conversion. "I'm not getting into quarterback," Todd Monken said after the game. Cleveland is 5-4.
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- ESPN: Browns QB Deshaun Watson out of concussion protocol
- ESPN: Browns returning to Watson as QB1
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