LeBron James praised Cleveland Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders for his touchdown pass in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Sanders found Harold Fannin Jr. with no 49ers defenders around him, and he took the pass and ran for a touchdown. The 34-yard touchdown pass set up a successful 2-point conversion attempt. The Browns had a brief lead.
It was Sanders’ second touchdown pass of the season. He was making the second start of his career after he was named QB1 earlier in the week over Dillon Gabriel, who cleared concussion protocol. He won last week against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Cleveland hasn’t had a great season despite Myles Garrett putting together a career year with his sack totals. Sanders is the third quarterback Cleveland has used this season after initially going with Joe Flacco to begin the 2025 season.
The Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round of the draft, and he had to work hard to move up the depth chart after starting the year at QB3.
With all the noise and rumors around him, Sanders said earlier in the week he was just focused on the 49ers.
“What people do outside the building isn’t really in my control. It’s not in my power. It’s not like I can go out there and tell ’em to do whatever,” Sanders said. “Coach Stefanski, he’s been coaching since I got here, and we’ve been doing a very great job with everything that’s going on. He tells me what I need to do on and off the field. We’ve definitely grown, our relationship and everything has grown.”
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/johnny-gumbley-at-the-bar-of-one-of-his-clubs-right-montreal-mayor-valerie-plante-poses-with-a-bixi-bike.jpg?id=59764295&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=96%2C0%2C96%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>One clear sign that summer is on its way in Montreal is the sudden appearance of <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/bixi-montreal" target="_blank">BIXI bicycle stations</a> across the city.</p><p>But while the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/bixi-montreal-expansion-2025-season" target="_blank">bike-sharing service continues to grow in popularity</a> — with thousands of users and a rapidly expanding network across Quebec — not everyone is thrilled about the new installations. Some local business owners say the placement of BIXI stations is blocking access to their venues and costing them serious revenue.</p><p>John Gumbley, founder of the <a href="https://jegantic.com/" target="_blank">Jegantic Hospitality Group</a> — the company behind Montreal nightlife staples like Yoko Luna, Bord'elle, the Farsides and Muzique — is among the most vocal critics. He says new BIXI stations have been installed directly in front of four of his group's venues, including Yoko Luna, the Farsides, Bord'elle and a future project, which will be called Bonita.</p><p>In response to a recent <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHy-Cb2JUfq/?img_index=1" target="_blank">Instagram post featuring images of the new BIXI stations</a>, Gumbley commented directly to Mayor Valérie Plante, promising a lawsuit.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="An Instagram comment from Johnny Gumbley. " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8f4b0f66732a2778372e4ee4325ee437" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="64753" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/an-instagram-comment-from-johnny-gumbley.png?id=59764276&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Gumbley claims his business will lose millions if BIXI stations remain.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHy-Cb2JUfq/?img_index=1" target="_blank">@johnnygumbley | Instagram</a></small></p><p>"[Valérie Plante], we are the owners of four businesses you've completely blocked off with [BIXI stations]. We will lose millions in sales and we have invested many millions more and employ up to 500 people in the city," he wrote. "Are you simply trying to bankrupt everyone in Montreal? Hoping for a response, but a lawsuit is coming."</p><p>He followed that up with a series of Instagram stories showing the installations on rue de la Montagne, calling them a hazard and a disruption to day-to-day operations.</p><p>"They've placed 40 [BIXI bike racks] right at our entrance, creating a death trap and fire hazard at the entrance of a venue that is permitted for over 800 people. Removing all street access and parking," one post read.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="An Instagram story posted by John Gumbley. " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ca3e5ce16abfa0580422ff76796cf6eb" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="b2790" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/an-instagram-story-posted-by-john-gumbley.png?id=59764046&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Gumbley is threatening a lawsuit. </small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" data-gramm="false" data-lt-tmp-id="lt-226873" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..." spellcheck="false"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnnygumbley/" target="_blank">@johnnygumbley | Instagram</a></small></p><p>In addition to safety concerns, Gumbley says the stations will affect things like visibility, Uber dropoffs, valet service, deliveries and customer access — all while a nearby parking lot was recently approved for condo development.</p><p>In an interview with MTL Blog on Monday, Gumbley said the BIXI stations first appeared last Friday, without warning.</p><p>"They just appeared Friday morning. No warning, no communication. Nobody asked us anything," he said.</p><p>Gumbley confirmed he has been in contact with BIXI, who responded to his Instagram posts and promised to reevaluate the station placement. However, he says that as of now, there's been no direct conversation with a decision maker at the organization.</p><p>"They're going to have no choice but to move ours. First of all, Yoko Luna has an 800-person capacity. There's no way that you could have this giant impediment that people have to go around in the event of a fire or an emergency — it'll create a funnel," he noted.</p><p>Gumbley, who believes the docking station may have accidentally been placed on his business's side of the street, says this wasn't an issue last season, when BIXI bikes were installed at a nearby corner that didn't block any businesses.</p><p>"Last year, they had it not blocking any doorways, not blocking any of the business, and it was fine. This year they moved it dead centre in front of our businesses," he said. "It makes no sense."</p><p>In his eyes, there's only one viable answer.</p><p>"The only solution would be simply moving them from where they are to where they had them last year — on the corner of the street where there are no businesses."</p><p>Gumbley says he hopes the situation can be resolved quickly, but he isn't ruling out legal action if necessary.</p><p>On Monday, BIXI announced that the 2025 season will see the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/bixi-montreal-expansion-2025-season" target="_blank">addition of 1,600 new bikes</a>, including a total of 3,200 electric bikes, and more than 130 new stations across Quebec. This expansion marks the largest in the company's history.</p><p>MTL Blog has reached out to the City of Montreal and the Service des incendies de Montréal for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.</p>
