Shedeur Sanders won't be getting more opportunities with the Cleveland Browns in joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles, despite his stellar debut against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night.
Shedeur Sanders unlikely to receive first-team reps for Eagles practices after stellar Browns debut against Panthers originally appeared on The Sporting News
Shedeur Sanders looked the part as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday night. Cleveland won the preseason opener 30-10 after Sanders completed 14/23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
That won’t propel him past Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel overnight, though.
As Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, and Ashley Bastock noted, Sanders likely won’t be getting first-team reps during the Browns’ joint practice with the Philadelphia Eagles next week ahead of the team’s second preseason matchup.
“The upcoming joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles could prove pivotal for Sanders’ trajectory. While it’s unlikely he’ll receive significant first-team reps against the defending Super Bowl champions, continued strong performances could accelerate his timeline,” the Orange and Brown Talk podcast crew wrote.
“For now, Sanders has done exactly what a developmental quarterback should: he’s taken advantage of every opportunity given to him. The question is no longer if he’ll move up the depth chart, but when.”
Kevin Stefanski now has the rest of training camp and two more preseason games to assess if Sanders is a serious candidate to start at quarterback. We know Joe Flacco won’t see any preseason reps, but the team will have problems answering to upset Shedeur fans when Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel touch the ball.
Pickett is no shoo-in to remain with the team, with talks of trading him if he plays well dominating the training camp chatter. Meanwhile, Gabriel hasn’t looked ready at all despite getting opportunities that Sanders has been denied.
Stefanski will have trouble focusing on what he has with those two after Sanders showed he’s worthy of more consideration under center.
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