Shedeur Sanders Might Have Modified Cleveland Browns’ Plans

With the Cleveland Browns taking part in their first preseason recreation with out Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel, it meant Shedeur Sanders would get his greatest alternative but. Regardless of seeing 143 gamers chosen forward of him, the fifth-round rookie handed the check with flying colours.

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So, what’s subsequent? Nicely, Flacco is already again at observe, Pickett is simply too, and Gabriel will probably be wholesome sufficient to play in Cleveland’s Week 2 preseason matchup. The place does that go away Sanders?

In response to Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Sanders’ place on the depth chart might not change in any respect. Nonetheless, if something, Sanders enormously elevated the chance of incomes a taking part in alternative afterward within the common season. Earlier than Sanders’ standout efficiency, Sanders might not have been in line to get the decision.

“For now, I really feel fairly assured that one of many veterans, most likely Joe Flacco, will begin in Week 1. However what this does, I believe, is create a greater likelihood that the Browns would need to get a have a look at him later within the 12 months, if the season doesn’t go the way in which they need it to.”

SI’s Albert Breer on Cleveland Browns’ Shedeur Sanders

In fact, the Browns hope they’re in a spot the place they’ll compete for an opportunity to play within the postseason. But, if the season does flip awry, simply because it did final 12 months, now the Browns might really feel extra inclined to see what the younger hotshot QB can do as an alternative of bringing on a extra skilled hand, comparable to Tyler Huntley, whom they lately re-signed after he spent elements of final season in Cleveland.

Sanders made a distinction in his first recreation, passing for 2 touchdowns. He presumably gained’t get fairly as many reps in recreation two, nevertheless it’s what Sanders does along with his snaps that can go away a long-lasting influence on his coaches and teammates. To this point, so good, however that is just the start.

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