Shedeur Sanders has his chance.

The Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback will make his first NFL start in Week 12 against the Las Vegas Raiders, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Wednesday .

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Fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel remains in concussion protocol after taking a hit last Sunday, and Stefanski said he is "improving."

Sanders, drafted in the fifth round in April after a now-infamous fall, debuted in Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens after Gabriel went down. He completed just 4 of 16 passes for 47 yards, an interception and a 13.5 passer rating.

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It's been a turbulent era already for Sanders in Cleveland. The team passed on him for Gabriel in the thi

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