Jerry Jeudy Reacts After Fans Accuse Him of Deliberately Dropping Passes From Shedeur Sanders

In Cleveland’s narrow 20-18 Week 18 win over the Bengals, Shedeur Sanders struggled to find a rhythm, finishing 11-of-22 for just 111 yards, zero touchdowns, a lost fumble, and a passer rating south of 65. It was the kind of stat line that truly sums up Sanders’ momentum since his first three games, which has been on a steady decline, with interceptions being the only constant.

If his fans are to be believed, part of Sanders’ INT problem is due to his WR1, Jerry Jeudy. And as it turned out, almost immediately after the season finale, that blame found a new flashpoint.

Jeudy posted a cryptic message on X after Sunday’s game. “Y’all just don’t know and it’s so funny to me,” he wrote without any content or follow-up, sending Browns fans into speculation mode.

On the surface, the context for the post could be almost anything. The Cleveland Browns are entering a turbulent offseason, with persistent rumors that head coach Kevin Stefanski may be on his way out. Moreover, Jeudy himself is coming off a sharp statistical decline, from a Pro Bowl season in 2024 (1,229 yards, four touchdowns) to just 585 yards and two scores in 2025.

But fans didn’t interpret the post as vague venting. Instead, many saw it as a reaction against a growing belief that Jeudy has been sabotaging Sanders on the field.

So, online sleuths did their job and tried reminding the WR how awful he has been for the Browns this season, and that no amount of tweets will make up for it. “Devin Bush had the same number of touchdowns. (He plays defense),” wrote one.

“One thing WE DO know, … you can’t fu*king catch,” added another. “It’s all on tape my guy,” chimed in a third.

To be fair, this critical narrative against Jeudy hasn’t come out of thin air. He led all NFL wide receivers in dropped passes this season, finishing with 10, tied for the league high. Several of those drops came in critical moments, and more importantly, on plays that directly hurt Shedeur Sanders’ stat line.

From a red-zone pass against Chicago bouncing off Jeudy’s chest and being intercepted to another drive-killing drop turning into a stalled possession… On paper, those plays live forever under the quarterback’s name. Even more so, when that name is Shedeur Sanders.

And to make it worse, Jeudy’s frustration boiled over publicly in Week 13, when cameras caught a heated sideline exchange between Sanders and him during a loss to San Francisco.

The Browns WR was seen clapping and shouting while reviewing a tablet; Sanders fired back before center Ethan Pocic stepped in to defuse the moment. Both players later spoke about needing more trust and better timing, but the visual stuck.

And that’s perhaps why Jeudy’s post landed the way it did. Because for fans already convinced that Sanders’ rookie struggles were being magnified by unreliable targets, the tweet felt more like defiance, a player pushing back against criticism without addressing it head-on.

What makes Jeudy a more hated figure currently is the fact that, for his part, Sanders has avoided throwing his receiver under the bus. He publicly defended Jeudy earlier in the season, saying he wouldn’t “kick somebody down when he’s down,” while also acknowledging that chemistry and trust take time.

So whether Jeudy’s message was aimed at critics, coaches, the organization, or simply the internet at large remains unclear. But what is clear is that the Browns are closing 2025 with visible cracks in trust, communication, and accountability. And when a season ends with cryptic posts instead of clarity, fans are going to fill in the blanks themselves… fairly or not.