‘Shedeur Sanders is currently in one of the most talked about quarterbacks in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. Sanders is battling Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett in a legitimate 4-man race for the spot.
Sanders had a great season last year at Colorado and was ultimately picked in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. His fall in the draft was widely-publicized given that he’s the son of former NFL great and current Colorado head coach Deion Sanders.
However, he is trying to get out of his dad’s shadow, as he told reporters that he has asked his dad not to be at Browns practices.
“I don’t want him coming to see me right now, because I want to get where I want to do and then for him to see me,” Sanders told reporters.
For the rookie quarterback, there is a lot of work to get done during training camp and the preseason, and he wants to focus on making his own individual progress.
“I got to get where I am going, and I know there is a lot I got to do get there,” Sanders said. “I don’t want any distractions because … we know how everyone will take it, and take away from the team just with my own dad showing up.”
Right now, Flacco appears to be the favorite for the Browns, but there is still a lot of time for any of the quarterbacks to take the job. Only Flacco has not had to deal with injuries, but he is also 40 years old.
The Browns will play their first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday.
