After putting up numbers against the Saints, Robert Griffin III wants Shedeur Sanders to remain in place as the Browns’ QB1.
After spending eight weeks as one of the true surprise stories of the 2026 NFL season with Deshaun Watson under center, fans of the Cleveland Browns got a chance to see what could have been in Week 9, when Todd Munken started Shedeur Sanders against the New Orleans Saints.
Now granted, the game didn’t exactly go the team’s way, as Kellen Moore’s squad picked up the win in overtime, but Sanders played very well in the contest all the same, throwing for 297 yards and two touchdowns despite being sacked five times.
Was this showing enough to earn Sanders a longer look, especially if they peter out midseason and fall a few games below .500? In the opinion of another former Browns quarterback, Robert Griffin III, the answer is a resounding yes, as he should have held the role all season long.
“Fact! Scream it from the mountaintops. Shedeur Sanders should be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Right, he gives the Browns explosive plays that Deshaun Watson hasn’t. Now I know Shedeur and the Browns lost their game in overtime, went for a two-point conversion and didn’t get it,” RGIII declared.
“But the way that he played and how he inspired the rest of his team, in my opinion, is why he should be the starting quarterback going forward. How does your backup, who doesn’t get any reps throughout the week, go out and outperform your starter? That, to me, is a sign that he should have been the starter from the beginning of the season.”
Now granted, it’s not like Sanders thoroughly outplayed Watson during his biggest sample size of the season, as the Browns’ QB1 threw for over 300 yards in each of his last two starts before Week 9, but the fact that, with very little preparation, Sanders looked improved from his rookie season may signal that he has a future in Cleveland after all, even if they want to wait on it a little bit longer to realize it.
Shedeur Sanders is a starting Quarterback in the NFL and proved he should be the starter in Cleveland on Sunday.#Football #nfl #rg3 #cleveland #shedeursanders pic.twitter.com/30vtd1j3x9
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 11, 2026
After spending eight weeks as one of the true surprise stories of the 2026 NFL season with Deshaun Watson under center, fans of the Cleveland Browns got a chance to see what could have been in Week 9, when Todd Munken started Shedeur Sanders against the New Orleans Saints.
