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Daniel Oyefusi
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders mentioned he isn’t fascinated by the restricted observe reps he is acquired because the Cleveland Browns‘ four-way quarterback competitors is underway in coaching camp.
Sanders was considered one of many prime 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 assume that is my place to reply, to present 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 is not in my management, so I am not going to consider that and even have that in my thought technique of why it’s. There’s lots of people who need to have the chance to be at this stage, and I am right here and I am grateful to have the chance. So, every time that’s, that’s.”
He added: “It would not make me really feel down or disregarded 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 crew. 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 all the first-team snaps in 11-on-11 drills and on Thursday, Pickett and Flacco break up the first-team reps in crew drills. On Friday, Flacco, Pickett and Gabriel all break up reps with the first-team offense throughout crew drills. Sanders primarily labored with the third-team offense however bought one session working with the second-team offense in the course of the closing set of 11-on-11 drills.
“I do not know if there will be any earth-shattering or earth-shaking modifications [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 amazing job of getting everyone their seems.”
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 way in which from an HBCU to a Energy 5 and now we’re right here. So at this level, should you look there’s nothing that is a problem, I might say.”
Sanders additionally commented on the 2 offseason dashing tickets he acquired in Cleveland, saying he hopes “everybody learns from my scenario to not drive quick in any respect.”
