BEREA, Ohio -- Rookie Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback in Sunday's home game against the San Francisco 49ers , Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski announced Monday.

Sanders, a fifth-round pick, will remain the starter even though fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel , a third-round pick, has cleared the concussion protocol, Stefanski said.

With Gabriel sidelined, Sanders completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and an interception in the Browns' 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in his first NFL start.

"The number one job of a quarterback is to win," Stefanski said. "So, excited to get that first win under his belt. And the next thing is improvement, and that's what young players do. Certainly, young quarterbacks do. You get one game be

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