Shedeur Sanders has been living life in the fast lane during the month of June. While the quarterback is battling for the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job on the field, he’s been speeding off of it.
Sanders was ticketed for speeding on two separate occasions in June, according to court records.
As of Friday morning, both tickets have been paid. Sanders paid $269 in fines and court fees on June 20 to settle his ticket from a June 5 incident, according to records from Medina, Ohio. In addition, the quarterback paid $250 in fines and court costs for his June 17 speeding ticket, which also cost him four points on his license, according to the Strongsville Mayor’s Court Online Docketing and Ticket Payment System.
Sanders addressed the incidents at Browns tight end David Njoku’s celebrity softball game.
“I’ve made some wrong choices,” Sanders said with a laugh. “I gotta own up to them. … I learn from them.”
Sanders was cited for driving 101 mph in a 60 mph speed limit zone in Strongsville, Ohio at around 12:30 a.m. on June 17, according to court records from Medina, Ohio. It was the second incident involving the 23-year-old’s speed in June, with the other coming on June 5 in Brunswick, Ohio, where he was ticketed for driving 91 mph in a 65 mph zone.
He later failed to appear in court for the first ticket on June 16, leaving $269 outstanding in fines and court costs for the former Colorado quarterback to deal with.
Team spokesman Peter John-Baptiste told Cleveland.com on Thursday, ‘He is taking care of the tickets.’
Up to this point, Sanders has been mostly in the news for good reasons. He’s been involved in the community and hasn’t let his draft slide dominate the offseason.
After falling to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Sanders was eventually selected with the 144th overall pick. He’s battling Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel for the starting gig — and a roster spot.
While a pair of speeding tickets won’t cost him the job, Sanders will want to return everyone’s attention to his work on the field rather than any potential issues off of it.
Rookies are set to report to Browns training camp on July 18 in Berea, Ohio.