Shedeur Sanders not a '100% lock' to make Cleveland Browns roster per NFL insider
By all accounts, Shedeur Sanders has performed well throughout his first offseason as a Cleveland Brown. Even as a fifth-round pick, the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback seemed to have a legitimate chance to challenge for the starting quarterback position.
The Browns' quarterback competition is crowded with veterans Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel all having a chance to start Week 1.
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However, recent reporting from NFL insider James Palmer suggests that Sanders may not even make the Browns' 53-man roster.
"Fifth-round picks are not a lock to make the roster," Palmer said. "So, no, I don't think he is 100% a lock."
Palmer went on to say that he does think Sanders will ultimately make the roster, but it is not a guarantee. Flacco and Pickett appear to be the leading candidates to get the starting nod, and with Gabriel being drafted in the third round, he has a leg up on Sanders.
Palmer seems to be taking a general stance that statistically, fifth-round picks are not guaranteed a roster spot, which is not a knock against Sanders.
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Sanders' draft slide and criticism aside, he has been the most talked-about draft prospect since the draft, and his popularity is without a doubt helping the Cleveland Browns franchise.
Making the final roster is a long shot, but if he keeps up, the Colorado star will force his way into the conversation for an opening week slot.
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