The Cleveland Browns signed Shedeur Sanders to his rookie contract, the team announced Monday . Sanders, who entered the NFL Draft as a potential first-round pick and instead slid down the board before the Browns selected him in the fifth round , is the fourth draftee to sign with the franchise. The deal measures approximately $4.6 million over four years, according to CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones .

The tumble down the draft board likely cost Sanders millions of dollars. Numerous first-round selections already signed with their respective franchises with signing bonuses larger than Sanders' entire four-year deal.

Sanders is part of a crowded quarterback group in Cleveland which also features another 2025 draft selection in Dillon Gabriel , who heard his name called two rounds

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