Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders faced legal trouble on Ohio roads this month, receiving two separate speeding citations in June 2025. The incidents occurred within weeks of each other, highlighting early off-field scrutiny for the highly-touted young player.
According to court and police records, the most recent stop happened early Tuesday morning, June 17th or 18th. Strongsville Police pulled over Sanders for allegedly driving a black Dodge TRX truck at a staggering 101 mph on Interstate 71. This speed was 41 mph over the posted 60 mph speed limit. This violation is classified as a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and Sanders has the option to pay a $250 fine to resolve the matter without a court appearance.
However, this wasn’t the first time Sanders was caught speeding in Ohio in June. Records from Medina Municipal Court show an earlier citation issued on June 5th. The Ohio State Highway Patrol stopped Sanders in Brunswick Hills, Ohio, for driving 91 mph in a 65 mph zone.
Further records indicate Sanders failed to appear for an arraignment related to the June 5th citation on Monday, June 16th. This missed court date resulted in initial fines and court costs totaling $269.
Interestingly, details emerging from the citation reports revealed that Sanders still possesses a Mississippi driver’s license. One report listed an address in Jackson, Mississippi – a city where he previously played college football at Jackson State. Another report listed an address in Canton, Texas, where he grew up.
The Cleveland Browns organization has acknowledged the situation internally. Team spokesman Peter John-Baptiste told media outlets that the team has addressed the citations with Sanders directly. “He is taking care of the tickets,” John-Baptiste stated. Court records later confirmed that Sanders paid both the $269 and $250 fines on June 20th.
Sanders himself publicly commented on the incidents for the first time while attending a teammate’s charity softball game. In a video posted to social media, he spoke candidly, admitting, “I made some wrong choices personally, I gotta own up to them. I made some not great choices… I’ve learned from it.”
The speeding citations add a layer of off-field attention as Sanders navigates his first few months in the NFL. A projected first-round pick by some draft analysts, he was ultimately selected by the Browns in the fifth round, 144th overall, after playing college football under his father, Deion Sanders, at both Jackson State (where he won SWAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2022) and the University of Colorado.
Sanders, age 23, is currently part of a quarterback competition on the Browns’ depth chart, which also includes veterans Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, as well as fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was drafted two rounds ahead of him. While speeding tickets are considered relatively minor offenses in the scope of player conduct issues, any transgression involving a player with a prominent name like Sanders is likely to draw increased scrutiny as he begins his professional career.
