NFL Fans React to Thursday’s Shedeur Sanders Injury Update originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Cleveland Browns took a chance on rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in this year’s draft, selecting him with the franchise’s No. 144 overall pick. The first-year signal caller is now locked in highly-publicized preseason QB battle with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Tyler Huntley and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel.

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Sanders played well in his preseason debut, completing 14/23 pass attempts for 138 yards and one touchdown in a 30-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. That being said, his positive momentum was stalled by an oblique injury he suffered during practice on Wednesday.

Sanders was held out of practice on Thursday and his status for Saturday’s preseason matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles is in question.

“Yeah, felt it early, I think warming up and then felt it throughout individual [drills], so took a look at it,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said. “If it’s a right guard, you can play through that. When it’s a quarterback, you kind of need that muscle to throw.

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“So, unfortunately, going to put him down for a little bit here. We’ll treat it day-to-day and see how it responds. But, want to be smart because he’s a thrower — you can’t push that thing.”

It seems the Browns are resting Sanders out of an abundance of caution.

“I think it’s just with throwers, and pitchers, and guys that torque and twist their body, you’ve got to be really careful,” Stefanski continued.

Though he wasn’t active on Thursday, Sanders showed up to practice in full pads.

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“Good to see he’s still getting the mental reps. And good to see the Browns being overly cautious due to the injuries in the QB room,” one fan wrote.

“Encouraging that he can be in uniform at least,” another added.

“Speedy recovery, Sanders!” another said.

The Browns’ preseason matchup against the Eagles will kickoff at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared.