Shedeur Sanders Is 'set Up To Fail' With Browns, Robert Griffin Iii Says

Shedeur Sanders went from being nan prima astatine Colorado to perchance nan fourth-string backmost successful Cleveland.

Sanders' autumn successful nan NFL Draft was 1 for nan history books.

Once considered a apical 3 wide selection, he was taken successful nan 5th round.

Eventually, connected nan draft's last day, Sanders went to nan Cleveland Browns, who besides drafted a quarterback, Dillon Gabriel, 2 rounds earlier.

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Colorado Buffaloes erstwhile subordinate Shedeur Sanders earlier nan outpouring crippled astatine Folsom Field.  (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)

Before nan draft, Cleveland had 3 different quarterbacks signed — Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett.

Watson is recovering from a ruptured Achilles he reinjured successful January, but he's still successful nan operation for Week 1. Flacco and Pickett besides started games past twelvemonth for different teams.

And a crowded room for illustration that is not perfect for Sanders, Robert Griffin III suggested.

"It’s horrible. It’s an perfectly unspeakable position for a QB to beryllium in," he said connected his podcast. 

"Let’s get real, people. This is nan point cipher wants to talk about. Shedeur Sanders is successful a business wherever nan NFL and nan Cleveland Browns person group him up to descend aliases aquatics successful Year 1. What I really mean by that is, they group him up to fail. Shedeur Sanders is nan 4th backmost connected nan Cleveland Browns roster."

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders throws a walk successful nan 2nd 4th against nan TCU Horned Frogs astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium successful Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 2, 2023. (Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports)

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"Brought successful 4 QBs this offseason and nan past 1 they brought in, Shedeur Sanders, is nan #1 trading jersey of each rookies contempt being drafted successful nan 5th information aft their 3rd information prime Dillon Gabriel," Griffin explained connected X.

"Shedeur is nan headliner of nan group. He sells tickets. He sells jerseys. He sells assurance to his teammates who person said they can’t hold to play pinch him and non-teammates.

"The Cleveland Browns headliner is their 4th QB connected nan roster who will get nan slightest magnitude of reps and opportunity successful nan group. That’s a group up for dysfunction. That’s nan Browns," Griffin added connected X.

Colorado Buffalos backmost Shedeur Sanders anterior to a crippled against nan Arizona Wildcats astatine Arizona Stadium successful Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe and Gabriel were each selected earlier Sanders successful nan draft.

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