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Stephen A. Smith Says Coach Pulled Shedeur Sanders to ‘Save Him From Himself'

Shedeur Sanders, the Browns' third or fourth-string quarterback, struggled in the second half of the team's final preseason game over the weekend against the Rams. It went so badly for Sanders that he was pulled late in the game to give Tyler "Snoop" Huntley a chance to orchestrate the game-winning drive. Huntley capitalized thanks to a litany of penalties on the Rams and was then released on Monday morning.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski's handling of the Sanders situation was the main topic on First Take today. When asked if Stefanski deserved criticism for how he had handled things, Stephen A. Smith said no and turned his attention to the poor play of Sanders.

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