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The Cleveland Browns coaching staff has continued to tune out calls from the fanbase for Shedeur Sanders to receive a chance at starting over current No.1 quarterback Dillon Gabriel. This will seemingly again be the case in Week 11. Gabriel performed adequately against New York on Sunday, avoiding any big mistakes in the game while throwing for 167 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air. However, Gabriel again was not able to do quite enough to get his team a win, coming up short in a 27-20 defeat to the Jets to drop to 2-7 on the year. The former Oklahoma product is now 1-4 in his five starts thus far this season, which certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence that things will turn around any time soon with him under center. At this point, there sure seems to be very little downside in making a change at quarterback to see what Sanders could potentially bring to the table. However, the Browns are not willing to make this move just yet. Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks on from the sideline prior to the game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. More news: Titans Part Ways With Another Former Pro Bowler During Bye Week Speaking with reporters after Sunday’s game, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski addressed the team’s quarterback situation moving forward. According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, Stefanski announced that Gabriel will again be the starter for their Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens. Head coach Kevin Stefanski of the 2-7 #Browns announces postgame that QB Dillon Gabriel will remain his QB1 after a loss to the #Jets today. pic.twitter.com/Hvh6h7T84r— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) November 9, 2025 More news: Jets Make Surprising Decision on New WR Acquisition for Browns Game Unless Stefanski truly sees Gabriel as the quarterback of the future in Cleveland, it’s hard to see the rationale in deciding to stick with him, given how poorly things have gone for the Browns on offense. Whatever the reason behind this decision may be, Stefanski has continuously shown that he has no problem sticking to his guns, regardless of how unpopular that may be. Whoever the quarterback is moving forward, things may very well need to change in a hurry for Stefanski to keep his job past the 2025 season. So it will be interesting to see whether the organization re-addresses the state of his quarterback room if things continue to go south for the Browns moving forward with Gabriel under center. For more on the Cleveland Browns, Shedeur Sanders, and all things around the NFL, head to Newsweek Sports.
