Shedeur Sanders to Make First NFL Start Sunday; What Is Steve Sarkisian Talking About?
Sanders steps in for injured Dillon Gabriel, starting his first NFL game after gaining confidence despite limited practice reps this season, Browns officials say.
- On Sunday, Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders will make his first NFL start in Las Vegas as a fifth-round pick for the Cleveland Browns.
- With Dillon Gabriel in concussion protocol, the Browns gave Sanders first-team reps this week as part of deliberate development work.
- After a rough debut last week, Sanders is focused as Browns reporters Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed his Wednesday locker-room confidence.
- Entering Sunday, Sanders carries outsized cultural attention as the most-watched rookie whose jersey ranks among top NFL sellers alongside Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts.
- Historically, Black quarterbacks faced barriers and scrutiny, and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian rebuffed rumors as `false and untrue' amid Sanders' culturally significant rookie start.
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Shedeur Sanders Starts On Sunday. Here’s Why It’s A Big Deal
Source: Diamond Images / Getty On Sunday afternoon, when Shedeur Sanders takes the field for the first time as a starter with the Cleveland Browns, he will carry with him the collective hope and promise of Black America that’s rooting for him because he’s ours. His lineage, his celebration, his confidence, all of that is us. So this isn’t a typical rookie taking the field storyline. For Black America, this one hits different. This is a cultural …
By TOM WITHERS BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders is a true showman, one of the many gifts he inherited from his famous father. And he's already generating buzz for his first NFL start. It will happen in America's entertainment capital. "You can't miss this moment," Sanders said Wednesday, hoping for better than his debut. "It's definitely going to be exciting." Sanders, the flashy rookie quarterback with a beaming smile, unwavering confidence, …
By TOM WITHERS BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders is a true showman, one of the many gifts he inherited from his famous father. And he's already generating buzz for his first NFL start. It will happen in America's entertainment capital. "You can't miss this moment," Sanders said Wednesday, hoping for better than his debut. "It's definitely going to be exciting." Sanders, the flashy rookie quarterback with a beaming smile, unwavering confidence, …
By TOM WITHERS BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders is a true showman, one of the many gifts he inherited from his famous father. And he's already generating buzz for his first NFL start. It will happen in America's entertainment capital. "You can't miss this moment," Sanders said Wednesday, hoping for better than his debut. "It's definitely going to be exciting." Sanders, the flashy rookie quarterback with a beaming smile, unwavering confidence, …
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