Cavs star Donovan Mitchell honors Shedeur Sanders' historic game with special gesture after Browns QB's win vs. Raiders

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Donovan Mitchell and Shedeur Sanders (Credits: Imagn)
Donovan Mitchell and Shedeur Sanders (image credit: IMAGN)

Shedeur Sanders led the Cleveland Browns to a 24-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in his first regular-season start. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was pumped to see the rookie put on a show in his debut.

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The NBA star replicated Sanders' wrist-up gesture after leading the Cavaliers to their 12th win of the season. ESPN Cleveland posted a clip of Mitchell hyping up the Browns' victory on X.

"Spida throwing the wrist up ⌚️⌚️⌚️," ESPN Cleveland tweeted.
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Mitchell told someone in the tunnel that the Browns won while holding his wrist just like Sanders did after snapping Cleveland's three-game losing streak.

"I think I'm the most hyped in the locker room when talking about it," Mitchell told reporters . "I said before the year started, he was going to start at some point."

The six-time All-Star added that Sanders is a talented player but gets a lot of hate and unfair criticism. Mitchell hopes the quarterback will have a successful career.

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Shedeur Sanders opens up about his first career start

Shedeur Sanders completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his first game as the Browns' QB1. He became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start since 1999. The rookie shared his feelings following the win over the Raiders on Sunday.

“It’s some things I wish I could get back, but man, a win is crazy," Sanders told reporters. "It’s amazing. Off of one week of practice, you know what I mean? This one week of practice. Imagine what a full offseason looked like. It get dangerous. So I’m just truly thankful that everything happened.”
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Sanders' first career touchdown pass came late in the fourth quarter to Dylan Sampson, who ran down the field for a 66-yard TD. He also threw a 52-yard pass to fellow rookie Isaiah Bond in the first quarter. The play led to the Browns' second TD of the game as Quinshon Judkins sneaked into the end zone to extend Cleveland's lead to 14.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski refused to reveal if Sanders will start against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Dillon Gabriel, who suffered a concussion in the loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11, might take the QB mantle back if he's healthy.

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