Shedeur Sanders’ preseason debut was awesome.
Despite not receiving many reps with the Cleveland Browns’ first team offense this summer, Sanders looked very sharp against the Carolina panthers, completing 13-of-23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. It was a type of performance that’ll earn the fifth-round pick more opportunities as we inch closer to the regular season.
“The situations were invaluable for Shedeur and all of our offense,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said, via Scott Procter of DNVR Buffs. “We got a third-and-1 where he had a quarterback sneak. I mean, there’s just a lot of football and that’s by design with him getting a ton of reps in this game, and he’ll get a ton of reps next week as well. That’s all part of our development of our young players.”
Sanders silenced his critics for a little bit with the performance and after the game, Sanders confronted one of his biggest critics – Browns radio host Tony Grossi.
Sanders confronted Grossi and asked why he’s always so negative.
“You always say negative stuff about me,” Sanders said. “I didn’t do nothing to you. I’ve never seen you say anything positive about me.”
A few moments later, Sanders and Grossi shared a laugh before going their separate ways:
For what it’s worth, Grossi actually gave Sanders some credit on Friday night.
“My bottom line on Shedeur Sanders’ impressive debut: He put the pressure on QB2 Kenny Pickett and QB3 Dillon Gabriel to get healthy and perform next week,” Grossi wrote.
Next up for the Browns is a showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. We’d have to imagine Sanders will play as long as he’s healthy.
