After a strong showing at the Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp earlier this month, former Colorado football star Shedeur Sanders is going through his first OTAs as an NFL quarterback. The Browns began their first session of OTAs this week, and based on reported stats and highlights coming out of Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders is performing well. Sanders took reps after Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel, according to Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters last week that the order is not worth fixating over. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement ESPN Cleveland tracked the four quarterbacks during Wednesday's practice, which was open to media, and Sanders appeared to have the most successful day. The former Buffaloes star completed seven of his nine passes, with three going for touchdowns.
Pickett was 9-of-16, and Gabriel finished 11-of-16 with a pair of touchdowns and an interception. Stats from any practice, let alone Day 2 of OTAs, should always be taken with a grain of salt, but it is noteworthy that Sanders is impressing early on. Pickett and Flacco, who appear to be the frontrunners to open the season as the Browns' top quarterback, spoke after practice on Sanders.
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement "Shedeur's an awesome guy," Pickett said. "He's funny to be around, he's a great time every day in the quarterback room. We have a lot of laughs together.
It's been a lot of fun having him in the building." Sanders, being the talk of camp, is not surprising considering his famous name and highly publicized draft day slide. There is still a long way to go before any broad conclusions can be made about what Sanders' rookie year will look like, but a solid start to OTAs is a positive sign.
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