by Sumit Rajan
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders gave new Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken an intriguing birthday present on his 60th birthday.
A horse’s head made of porcelain. Yes, similar to the famous horse head from “The Godfather.” Fortunately, Sanders’ motivations for the gift differed from the Corleone family’s. The much simpler explanation of the quarterback? It just happened to appeal to him.
In a CBS Sports interview, Monken recalled:
“For my birthday, I got this package. I thought it was from my wife,”
“[I] open[ed] it up, it’s like this porcelain, like, horse head. And it’s from Shedeur. He sent me a gift on my birthday.”
“And I asked him, I said ‘What was the meaning?’ and he said ‘Well I just really liked it.’ [He] said ‘I got myself one.’ I said ‘Well great.’”
The horse is the 2026 Lunar New Year animal, which is at least one equestrian-themed connection that provides a more optimistic view for Browns supporters hoping the resemblance to the well-known mafia movie scene isn’t a bad portent.
