# Ep 1224 | Todd Monken Names Deshaun Watson Starter Over Shedeur Sanders

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Published: 2026-08-24T17:00:00+00:00
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Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken named Deshaun Watson starting quarterback over Shedeur Sanders on Monday morning, but he cannot survive that press conference. Saturday, Watson went five of 12 against Buffalo, then told Cleveland the boos were personal. He joked about 17 away games and named his wife his person of peace. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam saw all of that and still doubled down on his mistake over Deion Sanders’s son. Monken also understands this could be his one-and-only opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL, and starting Shedeur would waste his chance. He did not move off his belief that Deshaun is an NFL starter; it will be up to Deshaun Watson to prove him wrong with his play instead of acting like he’s owed the respect of Browns fans.  #DeshaunWatson #DeshaunWatsonPressConference #ClevelandBrowns #ToddMonken #ShedeurSanders #NFL #Browns #Fearless ➢​​Today's Sponsors For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com. Please review the “AD” disclosure requirements based on FTC legal regulations here: http://ftc.gov/influencers  ➢ Show Outline 00:00 - ➢ Follow Our GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/@breidenfehoko96  https://x.com/SteveKim323 ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockClips?sub_confirmation=1 ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media:  https://x.com/JasonWhitlock  https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://T…

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