January 27, 2026
Sanders turns into the second fifth-round draft choose to be invited to the annual occasion
After a really lackluster first season within the NFL, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been chosen to play within the league’s upcoming Pro Bowl recreation.
Journalist Jordan Schultz reported through his social media account that the rookie shall be heading to the Pro Bowl as a substitute quarterback. That transfer makes Sanders the the primary fifth-round draft choose to be invited to the annual occasion since Los Angeles Rams vast receiver Puka Nacua.
The trajectory of Sanders’ profession has taken an sudden flip, making him a Pro Bowler regardless of his stats suggesting in any other case. After being anticipated to be a excessive first-round draft choose, the quarterback fell to the fifth spherical earlier than Cleveland rescued him. Yet, though the Browns chosen him, that they had three different quarterbacks and picked one other quarterback earlier than Sanders’ drop. Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett had been traded, DeShaun Watson missed the season on account of an damage, and rookie Dillon Gabriel misplaced the beginning spot after struggling a concussion, resulting in Sanders changing into the beginning quarterback.
CBS Sports reported that, because the staff’s starter, Sanders posted a 3-4 document whereas finishing 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions throughout 8 video games. After his first begin in Week 11, he had the second-worst completion proportion since he took over the beginning place. In the final eight weeks of the season, he threw an NFL-high 10 interceptions. Another stat that labored towards the younger participant, Sanders was pressured on an NFL-high 51% of his dropbacks, but blitzed on the seventh-lowest fee (24%).
He did have a fantastic week when he won the Rookie of the Week honors in Week 14. Sanders was 23-for-42, passing for 364 yards and three touchdowns, whereas including a team-high 29 dashing yards and one dashing landing. He turned the primary Browns participant to throw for at the very least 300 yards and have at the very least three landing passes and one dashing landing in a recreation.
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