Browns' Shedeur Sanders Chides 'excuses' Despite Limited Opportunity At Minicamp

Shedeur Sanders is 1 of respective quarterbacks competing for nan Cleveland Browns' starting role. 

While Joe Flacco brings nan astir acquisition successful nan group, Kenny Pickett has besides started games successful nan NFL. Dillon Gabriel and Sanders were some portion of nan Browns 2025 draught class. Deshuan Watson vowed to return "better than ever" aft re-injuring his Achilles tendon successful January, but it remains to beryllium seen if he will return snaps during nan 2025 season.

The crowded backmost room relegated Sanders to taking snaps pinch nan designated second-team for nan mostly of nan Browns' mandatory minicam believe connected Tuesday.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders, #12, takes a break during NFL shot believe successful Berea, Ohio, connected Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Meanwhile, Flacco, Pickett and Gabriel took snaps pinch nan first-team, ESPN reported.

Nevertheless, spending believe clip pinch nan second-team did not look to rattle Sanders. The young backmost told reporters his position helps support him from viewing his business successful a antagonistic light.

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"Life is conscionable based connected really you position different things," nan 23-year-old said. "So you tin position things arsenic you're not getting reps successful a antagonistic measurement aliases you tin position it as, OK, erstwhile it's my clip to get retired there, let's beryllium proactive and let's get warm, let's get going."

A wished Sanders added he did not person immoderate "excuses" and his "production" whenever he gets nan opportunity to play is what yet counts.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders, #12, throws during nan NFL shot team's rookie minicamp successful Berea, Ohio, connected Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

"So, there's nary excuses because erstwhile you get retired there, cipher cares really galore reps you sewage whenever you get successful nan game. Nobody cares if you took a threat before. Everybody cares astir production. So that's nan main point erstwhile you get retired there: You sewage to beryllium capable to produce."

The mostly of Sanders' and Gabriel's snaps connected Tuesday appeared to return spot during nan squad drills information of practice. However, Gabriel besides had an opportunity to return reps pinch starters, while Sanders mostly stuck pinch backups.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders, #12, walks disconnected nan section aft an NFL shot believe successful Berea, Ohio, connected Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

When asked astir his mindset entering his first twelvemonth successful the NFL, Sanders cited his desire to beryllium a awesome teammate who is ever arsenic prepared arsenic possible.

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"My extremity is to beryllium nan champion teammate and to beryllium arsenic polished arsenic I tin beryllium successful each aspect," Sanders said. "I position things arsenic I sewage time. I sewage clip to beryllium capable to turn and mature and beryllium capable to understand nan ins and outs of nan defenses and beryllium capable to get nan bully penetration from nan vets successful nan room."

The Browns unfastened their regular play connected Sept. 7, erstwhile they big nan AFC North section rival Cincinnati Bengals.

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