Shedeur Sanders couldn’t help the Cleveland Browns secure a win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. He played admirably in what was his first home start and second overall career start, throwing for 149 yards and a touchdown while not turning the ball over. But when all was said and done, the Browns lost 26-8, and naturally, questions quickly arose about the QB’s status for next week.
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Head coach Kevin Stefanski has since put the speculation to bed, stating that Shedeur will start next week. At this point, it seems as though he has temporarily won over the starting job, as Dillon Gabriel was healthy to start the last game. But Gabriel’s fiancée pulled the curtain back and revealed the real truth of the situation.
Gabriel’s fiancée, Zo Caswell, took to TikTok with insight from the Browns locker room after a fan told her that nobody is cheering for Dillon to return.
“Actually, everyone in the building wants him to play. But you wouldn’t know that [because] you’ve never played in the NFL or been a coach right?” Zo wrote.
It was a heated exchange that came across more as a shot at Shedeur than anything else. Although it could be that Zo was just trying to defend her man, she ended up creating controversy in the process.
Dillon Gabriel’s significant other claims “everyone in the building wants him to play.” pic.twitter.com/TrDzDsf83m
— Nick Pedone (@NickPedone12) December 1, 2025
In reaction to the comment, fans on Twitter shared their thoughts on the matter.
“Lol this is way worse than Shedeur fans talkin sh*t. Ain’t none of them sharing a bed with him,” one joked.
“I hope Dillon not going home telling his girl lies,” another wrote.
“No, actually I’ve never been a couch ma’am,” someone else piled on.
I hope Dillon not going home telling his girl lies pic.twitter.com/8cXcIKx7qc
— JAY (@LIVINGLIFE__JAY) December 1, 2025
Fans in the comments poked all sorts of holes in Zo’s remarks, from saying she shouldn’t be making those kinds of comments to calling out her grammar. Twitter had no chill.
At the end of the day, we don’t really know if the Browns players want Gabriel over Shedeur. If we were just reading the tea leaves, though, it seems like the players prefer the latter. After all, Myles Garrett appears to have a great friendship with Shedeur and was stunned by his throwing ability in his first start. So, we’ll continue to assume that the Colorado product has the full support of his team.
