What happened: Yahoo Sports amplified former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar saying he has loved what he has seen from Shedeur Sanders. The comment arrived on Sept. 17 with Cleveland already in the 2026 regular season, not in the middle of offseason projection season.

Why it matters: No recent stat line was cited in the signal, so the strongest evidence here is the timing of the endorsement. Public praise from a respected Browns voice in September suggests Sanders is showing enough right now to merit a faster, more serious evaluation.