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Sheder Sanders was to go from No. 2 before its inexplicable draft shift. The Cleveland Browns finally selected Sanders in the fifth round of the NFL draft last month.
On Monday, the Browns said that Sanders had signed his recruit contract. ESPN said that the Sanders’ four -year recruit agreement is estimated at $ 4.6 million.
The latest NFL collective agreement introduced fixed recruit remuneration scales, which effectively eliminates negotiations. Since Sanders was the 144th choice in total, he was split to earn $ 4.6 million during his first contract.
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Cleveland Browns Shemer Sanders (12 )’s quarter-Arrière launches at the Minicamp recruit of the NFL football team in Berea, Ohio, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP photo / Sue Ogrocki)
The Browns also confirmed that Sanders will wear the No. 12 during the 2025 season. Sanders wore n ° 2 in Colorado, but the wide receiver of Cleveland Deandre Carter had already claimed jersey n ° 2.
Shemer Sanders de Browns says he will not buy the university jersey number of his teammate, quotes a modest signature bonus
There was speculation that Sanders could make an offer to Carter to return to his university football number. But Sanders suggested that his modest signature bonus would prevent him from continuing his old issue.
“My signature bonus is not as high at the moment,” said Sanders.
Cleveland Browns Shemer Sanders (12 )’s quarter-Arrière launched during the NFL minicamp recruit at the Cleveland Browns training center on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (Imagn)
Sporac estimated that Sanders’ signature bonus will light up just over $ 446,000.
The total value of Sanders’s contract is less than his name, the image and the (zero) (zero) (zero) resemblance that he raised during his university football career. According to On3, Sanders had an evaluation of $ 6.5 million while playing for Colorado.
The quarter of the Colorado Shemer Sanders (2) seeks to pass the ball during the first half of a university football match of the NCAA against the Colorado State, on Saturday September 16, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (David Zalubowski / AP Photo)
Achieving an agreement on a multi -year contract could offer Sanders a certain security while there is rivalizing for a place and as it tries to get into the deep painting of the Browns.
The 23-year-old is part of a quarter-back room crowded in Cleveland who presents Deshaun WatsonJoe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.
Sanders finished the 2024 season in Colorado with 4,134 yards by the pass.
