After suffering an oblique injury,  Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders will miss Saturday’s (August 16)  game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

According to ESPN, Sanders sustained the injury while throwing on Wednesday (August 13) during joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Following medical testing and further examination, Sanders was diagnosed with an oblique strain. He didn’t practice with the team on Thursday and is listed as day-to-day. 

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said ahead of Thursday's practice that Sanders would be out of action "for a little bit." Also, the team wanted to take precautions with the rookie because he’s "a thrower” and not a position player.

"If you're a right guard, you can kind of play through that," Stefanski said. "When it's a quarterback, you kind of need that muscle to throw."

"Injuries stink for all these guys," Stefanski said. "They don't want to miss a rep for any reason. There's a way to continue to prepare to continue to get better even when you're not getting those reps because of injury."

Sanders, who fell to the 144th pick in the 2025 NFL draft, started against the Carolina Panthers in the Browns' preseason opener. In his impressive debut, Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Browns to victory.

According to Yahoo Sports, 2.2 million tuned in for Sanders’ debut making it the most-watched preseason game in more than a decade on the NFL Network.