Shedeur Sanders Trolls Bowns GM After Eye-Opening Preseason Performance
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Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been arguably the biggest lightning rod in the NFL since he was drafted 144th overall back in April.
The 23-year-old QB was expected to hear his name called in the first round, but after one of the more dramatic draft falls in recent memory, the Colorado alum found himself in a four-player quarterback competition along with fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was drafted two rounds ahead of Sanders.
Though Sanders is still fourth on the Browns' depth chart behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Gabriel — none of which played in last week's preseason win over the Carolina Panthers — many believe he's a legit threat to move up into the No. 2 or 3 spot by the end of camp, thanks to his head-turning preseason debut.
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Sanders threw for 138 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Panthers in a performance that announced to the world that he's a serious contender to make Cleveland's 53-man roster.
One of the people who took notice of Sanders' standout performance was Browns general manager Andrew Berry, who congratulated the rookie on his NFL debut and shared an amusing exchange with him in the process.
Browns GM Andrew Berry said this to Shedeur Sanders after his first NFL Game:
'Really, really good job—I'm proud of you.'👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y5uEjhJJxQ — GUCCE🦬🐦⬛ (@gucceCU) August 15, 2025
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"Really, really good job — I'm proud of you," Berry said.
"Cool," Sanders replied with a smirk on his face. "You're not fully proud — kind of. Kind of proud?"
"Look, for your first [outing] it wasn't perfect, but you made plays, you operated — [the good things] just stacked," Berry added. "You did a nice job. Take what you learned from tonight, apply it to the joint practices and into the next preseason game."
"I love when you're telling facts, like, 'No, but it's OK," Sanders joked before teasing him a little more: "You with a real player now, I'm going to bring that sauce to you."
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns runs off the field following their victory over the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Preseason 2025 game at Bank of America Stadium on August 08, 2025 in...
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns runs off the field following their victory over the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Preseason 2025 game at Bank of America Stadium on August 08, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. More
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Sanders' jabbing of Berry likely stemmed from remarks Browns owner Jimmy Haslam made to reporters nearly three weeks ago insinuating if the Sanders experiment blew up in the team's face that he wanted everyone to know it was Berry who picked the polarizing QB, not him.
"If you would've told me Friday night driving home, 'Y'all are going to pick Shedeur,' I would've said, 'That's not happening,'" Haslam said, via Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.
"But we had a conversation early that morning, and we had a conversation later that day — I think we had the right people involved in that conversation. And at the end of the day, that's Andrew Berry's call. Andrew made the call to pick Shedeur."
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