Shedeur Sanders already looking forward after Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski: 'Just how the league is'

Cleveland Browns legend Joe Thomas shared his confidence in rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who has settled in after a tumultuous start to his career.

The Cleveland Browns will be searching for another head coach after giving Kevin Stefanski the axe on "Black Monday" following six seasons with the franchise.

Shedeur Sanders, the rookie quarterback who fans believed was being held back by Stefanski, spoke about the move on Monday as he and the rest of his Browns teammates head into the offseason.

"We just found out a couple seconds ago," Sanders said when asked by reporters what he thought of the news, according to The New York Post. "I think it’s just overall the mentality, things are gonna happen, that’s just how the league is.

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Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 4, 2026. (Jeff Dean/AP Photo)

"And moving forward, just focus on what we can improve on individually for the next head coach."

It was quite the generic answer from Sanders, whom Stefanski made the starting quarterback for the remaining seven games of the Browns’ dismal 5-12 season.

Sanders was under scrutiny the second he was drafted in the fifth round by the Browns, especially considering many believed him to be a first-round choice this past April. That obviously didn’t come to be, and his draft stock plummeted while teams including his own took quarterbacks before him.

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Throughout training camp, and even into the regular season, there were many speculating that the Browns weren’t giving Sanders a fair shot at earning