Trying to get his jersey number back is the least of Shedeur Sanders' worries.
With a playbook to learn and trying to prove critics wrong after sliding to the fifth round in the NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback knows he has a long way to go before he even considers making an offer to receiver DeAndre Carter to wear No. 2.
"I'm not trying to buy anything. My signing bonus ain't that high right now," Sanders said at the end of his 13-minute availability with the media before Saturday's practice at rookie minicamp.
Sanders took No. 12 because he said it was the best number available. It also doesn't hurt that it was the number Tom Brady wore en route to seven Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady said during a podcast appearance earlier this week that he texted Sanders after the draft and told him to use his slide to the 144th overall pick as motivation. Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 draft.