Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders faces friend, Tennessee Titans rookie QB Cam Ward, on Sunday.

Ward and Sanders trained together in the months leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft. Since then, their careers have taken different paths.

The Titans selected Ward with the No. 1 pick in April, and despite some early struggles (31.8 QBR, 30th in the NFL), Tennessee seems poised to stick with him for the foreseeable future. Sanders, meanwhile, fell to pick No. 144 in the fifth round, and his future with Cleveland is far from certain . Will that give the former Colorado star extra fuel heading into Sunday's matchup in Cleveland at 1 p.m. ET (Fox)?

Shedeur Sanders discusses matchup with Cam Ward

During a Wednesday news conference , Sanders downplayed the storyline.

"Nah,

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