Cleveland Browns’ new rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has officially put his signature on the dotted line.

The Browns

announced on Monday

That Sanders has inked his four-year entry-level contract, which naturally doesn’t come with a fifth-year team option because he was not selected in the first round.

This is where Sanders’ draft slide hurts him, as he would’ve made more money had he been selected higher. His first NFL contract will only be for a total of $4.6 million and includes a guaranteed signing bonus of $447,380, per

Spotrac

.

As expected for someone picked so late, Sanders has very low cap hits.

Shedeur Sanders contract details

  • Total worth: 4 years, $4.6 million
  • Signing bonus: $447,380 (guaranteed)
  • 2025 cap hit: $951,845
  • 2026 cap hit: $1,116,845
  • 2027 cap hit: $1,231,845
  • 2028 cap hit: $1,346,845

If Sanders pans out and eventually earns a starting role, this tiny contract will be one of the biggest bargains in the entire NFL.

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Now that his contract is resolved, Sanders can focus on advancing his position.

up the depth chart

over the course of the rest of the regular season. Of course, the best-case scenario for him is to do enough to garner a starting role.

That will be extremely difficult, as the Colorado Buffaloes football legend figures to have three quarterbacks in front of him in Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel, who was drafted two rounds higher than Sanders.

That congested scenario also creates an opening for Sanders to potentially get cut before making the team’s 53-man squad. It’s very improbable that Cleveland will keep four quarterbacks, so if Sanders fails to impress, he might end up being the one left off the roster.

If both Sanders and Gabriel demonstrate sufficient potential, it’s quite likely that we might see either Pickett or Flacco being traded instead.

This all leads to a highly intriguing off-season for Cleveland.