With the Browns looking to fill their HC position, on the outside, Deion Sanders looks like a great candidate to replace Kevin Stefanski. But some experts have their doubts.

First Things First analyst Chris Broussard was against Coach Prime in the Browns because he does believe that Sanders and the Browns would be a natural fit, given the uncertainty around Shedeur Sanders.

I think [Stefanski’s] handling of Shedeur is what doomed him,” Broussard said. “If you hire Deion, you’re committing to Shedeur. And he has not shown me enough to know he’s my next franchise guy.”

The former Colorado QB had a passer rating of 68.1 with 1,400 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions in 8 games this season. He closed the season with an awful performance with 0 TDs against the Bengals and had an overall 18.9 QBR.

That is the lowest single-season QBR in Cleveland Browns history for a quarterback with at least six starts. It is also one of the worst full-season QBRs among all NFL quarterbacks with 200+ pass attempts in the past 20 years.

The Browns themselves are not ready to commit to the young QB. GM Andrew Berry called Shedeur a work in progress and added that they will be looking into the QB market in the 2026 draft. And henceforth, hiring Deion Sanders might be that great of an idea with no father-son reunion.

Shedeur & Deion Sanders have succeeded way out of the current Browns position

The Browns have had a bad 2024 and 2025 season, with only 8 wins in total. Coach Prime and Shedeur have both been in such a position in CFB, and they succeeded out of there.

When the University of Colorado Buffaloes called in Prime for the head coach job in 2022, the team was coming off a 1-11 season, one of the worst in school history. Sanders immediately overhauled the roster, using the transfer portal to bring in dozens of new players, like Shedeur, Travis Hunter, etc.

Across two seasons, Shedeur recorded over 7,300 passing yards and 64 touchdown passes, helping Colorado become a legitimate offensive threat in the Pac-12. He was so good that the college retired the #12 jersey number in his honor, a rare feat in CFB.

In the last year of the father-son combination, Colorado went 9-4 and became competitive in the Big 12 with a 7–2 conference record, one of the biggest turnarounds in college football. What do you think, can they make this happen in the NFL?

Written by

Reyansh Dubey

Edited by

Oajaswini Prabhu