{"id":342156,"date":"2025-12-12T02:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/342156\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:18:08","slug":"shedeur-sanders-named-nfl-rookie-of-the-week-after-breakout-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/342156\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders named NFL Rookie of the Week after breakout game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shedeur Sanders has burst onto the scene since taking over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland-browns\/329\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Browns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Browns<\/a>&#8216; starting quarterback job a few weeks ago and now has some hardware to back it up.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/colorado-buffaloes\/3424\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado Buffaloes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Colorado Buffaloes<\/a> star and fifth-round draft pick was named the NFL&#8217;s Rookie of the Week after a breakout performance against the Tennessee Titans last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a fifth-round pick, Sanders became the first rookie quarterback this season to receive the honor, despite not starting a game until Nov. 16.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the award is a fan vote, and Sanders has no shortage of fans, so his winning the award shouldn&#8217;t really come as a big surprise.<\/p>\n<p>With Browns&#8217; head coach Kevin Stefanski naming Sanders the starter for the rest of the season, he has a chance to have the best rookie season of all the rookie quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders will go up against the Chicago Bears on the road this Sunday in what is expected to be a cold and windy day at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloesWire?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@BuffaloesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@BuffaloesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuffaloesWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for ongoing coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/colorado-buffaloes\/3424\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Colorado<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradobuffaloeswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/buffaloes\/football\/2025\/12\/11\/shedeur-sanders-nfl-rookie-of-the-week-award\/87724993007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shedeur Sanders earns NFL Rookie of the Week after Titans win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shedeur Sanders earns NFL Rookie of the Week after Titans win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders has burst onto the scene since taking over the Cleveland Browns&#8216; 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