{"id":22683,"date":"2025-05-12T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22683"},"modified":"2025-05-12T01:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T01:50:11","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-draft-day-shock-shedeur-sanders-unexpected-slide-to-the-browns-%f0%9f%98%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22683","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Draft Day Shock: Shedeur Sanders&#8217; Unexpected Slide to the Browns! \ud83d\ude32"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>Despite his slide in the NFL Draft, Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is only concerned with learning the playbook<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shedeur-Sanders-is-concentrating-on-learning-the-Browns-playbook_5b0d5d.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) throws during day two of NFL rookie minicamp at the Cleveland Browns training facility on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Berea, Ohio.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns are facing a difficult situation as they head into the 2025 NFL season. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is sidelined once again as a result of the re-rupture of his Achilles tendon suffered in January. He will be out a significant portion of the upcoming season, if not the whole year.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, head coach Kevin Stefanski&#8217;s quarterback situation is still to be determined. Veteran Joe Flacco is listed as the No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart even though he is 40 years old, and he will be backed up by Kenny Pickett along with rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. The quarterback performances in offseason practices and training camp will largely determine the Browns&#8217; Week 1 starter.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel was drafted in the third round by the Browns, while Sanders suffered a precipitous fall and was not selected until the fifth round. While many had predicted he would be the second quarterback selected in the draft and would hear his name taken in the first round, it was a brutal comedown for the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sanders is no longer concerned with his draft status. He wants to go about his business with the Browns and make a contribution to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t even try to think about that day, because I got practice, you know?\u201d Sanders said, per Coral Smith of NFL.com. \u201cAll that stuff was cool for that time, but now I&#8217;ve got practice, I&#8217;ve got to learn the playbooks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sanders has excellent tools despite his draft slide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Related Cleveland Browns NewsArticle continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3371240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3371240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kevin-Stefanski-will-have-to-figure-out-the-Browns-quarterback-situation.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Browns' Shedeur Sanders reveals mindset after shocking slide in 2025 NFL Draft\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3371240\">Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback had a chance to show off his skills at Cleveland&#8217;s rookie minicamp. While Gabriel was first up in 11 on 11 and 7 on 7 drills, Sanders got the call after Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has good size at 6-2 and 212 pounds, but he is not as athletic as some of the top quarterbacks in the game. That was at least part of the reason for his slide in the draft. However, Sanders is an accurate passer who is able to survey the\u00a0 field. While he may hold on to the ball a bit too long for some scouts, he will find the open receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanski may be looking for Flacco to start the season because of his experience, but it may be difficult for an older quarterback to remain on the field for 18 weeks. Pickett has failed to impress with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, Gabriel and Sanders may have a chance to emerge as the season progresses.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite his slide in the NFL Draft, Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is only concerned with learning the playbook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[202,1334,18,857],"class_list":["post-22683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-joe-flacco","tag-nfl","tag-shedeur-sanders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 Draft Day Shock: Shedeur Sanders&#039; Unexpected Slide to the Browns! \ud83d\ude32 - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22683\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udea8 Draft Day Shock: Shedeur Sanders&#039; Unexpected Slide to the Browns! 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