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Daniel Oyefusi
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders mentioned he isn’t fascinated by the restricted apply reps he is obtained because the Cleveland Browns‘ four-way quarterback competitors is underway in coaching camp.
Sanders was thought to be one of many high quarterbacks within the 2025 NFL draft earlier than surprisingly falling to the fifth spherical, the place Cleveland took him with the 144th decide. He has seemingly been QB4 on the depth chart behind veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was chosen within the third spherical.
Sanders is the lone quarterback who has not been seen taking reps with the first-team offense within the offseason exercise program and thru the primary two coaching camp practices.
“I do not suppose that is my place to reply, to provide the reply to that,” Sanders mentioned Friday when requested why he thinks he is not getting reps with the first-team offense. “I really feel like that it isn’t in my management, so I am not going to consider that and even have that in my thought strategy of why it’s. There’s lots of people who need to have the chance to be at this degree, and I am right here and I am grateful to have the chance. So, at any time when that’s, that’s.”
He added: “It would not make me really feel down or not noted as a result of I do know who I’m as an individual. I do know who I’m as a person and I do know what I may deliver to this group. So, I can by no means really feel lower than any circumstance.”
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski mentioned the quarterback rotation could be fluid in the course of the first week of coaching camp earlier than reassessing the order for Week 2. On Wednesday, Pickett took the entire first-team snaps in 11-on-11 drills and on Thursday, Pickett and Flacco cut up the first-team reps in group drills.
“I do not know if there will be any earth-shattering or earth-shaking adjustments [in the second week of camp],” quarterbacks coach Invoice Musgrave mentioned Friday. “I believe it will be much more of the identical. All 4 guys are actually making good progress and [offensive coordinator] Tommy [Rees] and Kevin are doing an excellent job of getting all people their appears to be like.”
With a large receiver room that has been stretched skinny due to 4 quarterbacks needing reps, Sanders has thrown passes at occasions to members of the tools employees because the final in line for particular person drills. Sanders, although, mentioned he is unaffected by it.
“It would not actually faze me,” mentioned Sanders, the son of Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Deion Sanders. “We got here all the best way from an HBCU to a Energy 5 and now we’re right here. So at this level, when you look there’s nothing that is a problem, I’d say.”
Sanders additionally commented on the 2 offseason dashing tickets he obtained in Cleveland, saying he hopes “everybody learns from my state of affairs to not drive quick in any respect.”