Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns quarterback, is definitely not the team’s starting playmaker, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski’s announcement a few days back. While many sympathize with the team’s strategy, others have been calling out the Browns’ management for not allowing Sanders to play in the upcoming season.
ESPN’s Tony Rizzo recently condemned the Cleveland Browns for not doing their bit to ensure that Shedeur Sanders plays. According to Rizzo, Sanders should go to the management and ask to be transferred to another team.
“The Browns wanted Kenny Pickett to battle 40-year-old Joe Flacco. That’s their answer at quarterback. And they drafted Dillon Gabriel in the third round. And then they threw the most popular player in the draft in the fifth round, and they say it’s a value pick. When they say it’s a value pick, the value is what? You’re not giving him a chance to start. You’re not. They won’t even let him play the 1s in practice. Why did they draft him? Why? If I’m that kid, I respectfully go into that office and go, ‘You guys, thank you for the opportunity, but can I please go somewhere where I have a chance to play?’” ESPN’s Tony Rizzo called out the Cleveland Browns for not making Shedeur Sanders QB1.
“You’re not giving him a chance to start, you’re not, they won’t even let him play the 1s in the practice,” – @TheRealTRizzo on Shedeur in the QB competition. pic.twitter.com/OFyOooyhe6
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) August 19, 2025
Shedeur Sanders definitely has plenty of competition in the Cleveland Browns depth chart with veteran Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel in the list before him. Sanders stunned in the preseason kick off and fans are hoping to see the quarterback play at least briefly in the upcoming season.
Shedeur Sanders’ Dad Should Not Show Up To Training As Per Cam Newton
Shedeur Sanders’ father, Deion Sanders, should not show up to the Cleveland Browns training sessions, according to former NFL quarterback Cam Newton. In a recent episode of Newton’s podcast, he explained why it would be a bad idea if Deion Sanders showed up to training to watch Shedeur.
“If Deion ‘Primetime’ Sanders shows up to Cleveland, Ohio, it will be a distraction. You don’t see Joe Flacco’s daddy showing up. You don’t see Dillon Gabriel’s dad showing up. And in the famous words of Bill Belichick, ‘don’t be a distraction’” Cam Newton said in his podcast.
Shedeur Sanders previously admitted that he definitely did not want his father, Deion Sanders, to see him at training camp. Sanders apparently wants to gain a greater height with the Browns before he allows his father to watch him train.
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