Shedeur Sanders made his NFL regular-season debut on Sunday after he was forced into action for the Browns against the Ravens when starter Dillon Gabriel suffered a concussion. It did not go well, to say the least. The fifth-round pick out of Colorado completed four of his 16 pass attempts for a grand total of 47 yards. He failed to throw a touchdown but did manage an interception. As one could probably guess from that statline Cleveland lost to Baltimore, 23-16.
Afterwards coach Kevin Stefanski discussed Sanders’s first taste of real NFL action and revealed his struggles could be partly attributed to a lack of familiarity with the starting unit; Stefanski explained Sunday was the first time Sanders had taken snaps with the first team since he was drafted. His surprising admission caused a stir among fans who believe Stefanski wasn’t setting up Sanders for success by not giving him even a single rep with the starters given the uncertainty of the team’s quarterback situation.
