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Shedeur Sanders throws three touchdowns on Day 2 of Cleveland Browns OTAs
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 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 "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. Follow Charlie Strella on X, Threads, and Instagram. Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions. This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: Shedeur Sanders highlights Cleveland Browns OTAs Day 2
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
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No prime-time games for Cleveland
The Browns are coming off their worst season since 2017. So the NFL's reward for that disappointment was a schedule basically straight out of 2017. When the Cleveland Browns' 2025 schedule was released by the NFL on Wednesday, May14, it did not include any games in a prime-time window. It's the first time since that winless 2017 season the Browns didn't get a game on either "Thursday Night Football," "Sunday Night Football" or "Monday Night Football." Advertisement Much like 2017, the Browns do have a nationally televised standalone game in Week 5 on Oct. 5 when they play the Minnesota Vikings at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game, which will kick off at 9:30 a.m., will be televised on NFL Network. Otherwise, the Browns are scheduled to kick off 14 times at 1 p.m. on Sundays. They do have a 4:25 p.m. home game on Nov. 16 against the Baltimore Ravens, followed the next week by a 4:05 p.m. road game at the Las Vegas Raiders. NFL flex scheduling could give Browns prime-time chance There are opportunities for the Browns to play their way onto prime-time television. The NFL provides certain time frames, with the following flex scheduling windows: Advertisement "Sunday Night Football": Week 5-10, up to twice permitted; Weeks 11-17, at the league's discretion "Monday Night Football": Weeks 12-17, at the league's discretion "Thursday Night Football": Weeks 13-17, up to twice permitted Sunday afternoon: Can be shifted between 1 p.m., 4:05 p.m. or 4:25 p.m., and can be moved to Sunday night, Monday night, or Thursday night Week 18 games: All games dates/times will be determined at the conclusion of Week 17 Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@ Read more about the Browns at Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Browns off prime time in 2025 after NFL schedule release
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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‘A pivotal moment': Greater Cleveland Partnership backs Browns dome plan
[Watch previous FOX 8 I-Team coverage in the player above.] CLEVELAND (WJW) — Members of Greater Cleveland's regional chamber of commerce, which fosters development in the region, said they support the Cleveland Browns' move to Brook Park. In what it called 'a pivotal moment for Greater Cleveland,' the Greater Cleveland Partnership's executive committee said it 'endorses a domed stadium that anchors a mixed-use development in Brook Park as well as support for all our professional sports facilities,' reads a statement found Tuesday on the partnership's website. 10-year-old boy killed in crash on US Route 422 in Solon identified 'GCP also asks all parties to work together for accelerated development of a vibrant downtown lakefront and riverfronts,' reads the statement. 'The business community has and will continue to support the success of our public officials. We will continue to work with them on these transformational opportunities to provide long-term and lasting benefits to support the growth of downtown, Cleveland and the region.' Executive committee members with conflicts of interest recused themselves from the endorsement, according to the statement. That presumably refers to Browns co-owner Dee Haslam, one of the numerous local and Ohio-based executives who sits on the committee. Huntington National Bank, Sherwin-Williams and FirstEnergy are also represented. 'Professional sports are an economic engine,' reads the statement, and a domed stadium in Brook Park means a 'transformative' $3.4 billion investment in the region. Domed stadiums in regions similar to Cleveland can draw up to three times as many visitors per year, and the demand for large-scale, live entertainment is expected to continue growing, according to the partnership. A domed stadium in Brook Park could also synergize with new development at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. 'While a downtown dome is ideal, financial and development constraints have been challenging; the Brook Park option is more practical to move forward,' reads the statement. Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne disagreed, calling the plan a 'boondoggle' when speaking to reporters on Monday. He and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb want to keep the Browns playing downtown. 'The truth is simple: You're pushing a costly, risky and poorly conceived plan that uses public subsidy to diminish our region, our communities and our businesses,' he said. City leaders issued a statement to the FOX 8 I-Team on Tuesday that reads: 'The city of Cleveland is focused on delivering a world-class lakefront for Cleveland's residents, visitors and businesses. It's disappointing to see a small number of individuals from the regional chamber supporting the financial interests of the Haslams at the expense of Cleveland and taxpayers.' The Browns sought $600 million in state bonds, to be repaid with profits from the new stadium, and planned to put up more than $2 billion on their own for the stadium and surrounding development. When the county wouldn't get on board, Haslam Sports Group said they'd go on without them. Haslam Sports Group Chief Operating Officer Dave Jenkins, in a statement to the I-Team, said the Browns' open-air lakefront dome is 'a short-term solution' and that there's a bigger upside with the county's participation. 'We have had extremely positive and constructive collaboration within our community, with corporate leaders and with state officials who understand and support the transformative nature of this opportunity,' Jenkins wrote. ' … By not participating, [Ronayne] is not impeding this transformative solution, he is negatively impacting the growth of Northeast Ohio and the several hundreds of millions of excess dollars generated on the public side that could go towards lakefront redevelopment, the city of Cleveland and other Cuyahoga County needs.' 'Saw a little purple jacket': Teen rescued child from river after deadly Fremont train accident A vacancy at Huntington Bank Field could also lead to new mixed-use development that 'supports a more vibrant downtown and activated waterfront,' reads the statement. It could also mean the closure of Burke Lakefront Airport to make more room. 'Once the stadium decision is settled, GCP asks the team, Cleveland and Brook Park and county to collaborate on accelerating the lakefront development,' reads the statement. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox Sports
12-05-2025
- Sport
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Does Shedeur Sanders' start with Browns show a mindset change?
Is anyone else excited for the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition? No one in Cleveland has any idea which guy will start. Joe Flacco is probably the front-runner, but I wouldn't put money on it. The Browns traded for former first-rounder Kenny Pickett. Deshaun Watson is still in Cleveland, though it's anyone's guess for how long. He's unlikely to see the field in 2025 after his most recent Achilles injury. And, of course, the Browns drafted a quarterback. You know: Dillon Gabriel, the Oregon prospect. Oh, I'm forgetting someone? Yeah, that's Shedeur Sanders, the most famous prospect since Johnny Manziel — made only more famous by Sanders' draft-day fall, when he slipped to Cleveland in Round 5. Sanders and Gabriel were in the building with Cleveland over the weekend to participate in rookie minicamp. Gabriel was asked what it's like to compete against Sanders. "I love it because of who it is," Gabriel said. But … who is Shedeur Sanders? We know he's famous. We've heard NFL teams praise him (even if they repeatedly passed him up). We've heard analysts and anonymous sources dissect his persona and personality. But he was infamously reluctant to show NFL teams who he was during the combine interview process . That was part of the problem — maybe the biggest one — for Sanders during the pre-draft process. He was a bad interview. He didn't present himself well enough to convince a team that he should be its QB1. And he didn't meet with enough teams to convince one that he should be a backup — except, apparently, for Cleveland. It's time for Sanders to show the world what he's all about. And there's one more thing Sanders might need to show the world: That he can change. Because there were a number of important lessons for him to learn through the draft. Lessons in humility. If he takes them to heart, he may very well win the QB1 job in Cleveland. And some of that came to light over the weekend. During a press conference at rookie minicamp on Sunday, Sanders was asked about Tom Brady sending an encouraging text during the draft. "[Brady said] that my story's going to be similar," Sanders said. "I was a late-round draft pick, but we're here now, so none of that stuff matters. That just mattered on the day, and I'm just excited to be here, ready to work." Brady came into the NFL as a nobody. Sanders may have fallen in the draft, but his father, Deion Sanders, will forever ensure that Shedeur is somebody. The thing that the draft did was turn Sanders into something of an underdog. Had he gone in the first round of the draft, for example, he might already be wearing No. 2, his number at Colorado. Instead, he'll wear No. 12. (Fittingly, that was Brady's number.) Sanders was asked if he'll try to buy No. 2 from receiver DeAndre Carter, who currently has it. "I'm not trying to buy anything. My signing bonus ain't that high right now," Sanders said. If there's any comment that tells us about Sanders' mindset, it's this one. If he had a problem during the pre-draft process with coming off as arrogant, brash and presumptuous, he didn't approach his jersey situation with the same attitude. He could have asked for or even demanded to get his number. He could have blown money to secure his number. But for now, he took a new number and went to work. And yes, there were major financial ramifications for falling out of the first round. Titans QB Cam Ward, this year's No. 1 overall pick, signed a four-year deal worth $48.7 million. Giants QB Jaxson Dart, a first-rounder, will sign a four-year deal worth $16.9 million. Sanders' rookie contract is worth $4.6 million, including a $446,553 signing bonus. It doesn't sound like Sanders is going to blow any money on Cavaliers playoffs tickets yet either. He didn't even watch the game over the weekend. "I was focused on the playbook," Sanders said. In the media, the conversation that followed the team's rookie minicamp was predictable: Who was better over the two days? Opinions differed. And ultimately, it doesn't matter all that much yet. These quarterbacks are light years from where they'll be by Week 1, when the team has to make its decision on the starter. But Gabriel was asked what he thinks about the narratives that'll come with the game of comparisons. "I think the more questions I get asked like that, it just divides the team," he said. "For me, we're in a roomful of not just us – Kenny, Joe and Deshaun. For us, we know how important a healthy QB room is." The Browns' social media accounts didn't seem to realize that Sanders was drafted after Gabriel. Since the beginning of rookie minicamp, it has been Sanders — not Gabriel — who has been all over the accounts. It's not an indicator that one is above the other on the depth chart. It's about which one is above the other in the algorithms. Sanders draws eyeballs. There have long been critics of Sanders. It's just that now he's a long shot to win the starting job. You could even argue he's a long shot to make the Browns' 53-man roster. "It's just me versus me," Sanders said. "I can't control any other decision besides that. So I just try to be my best self at all times. ... My job here isn't to prove people wrong. I'm proving myself right." If he can do that, then he'll win the starting job this year. Even though he's starting at the bottom of the depth chart. It's going to be fun to watch. As Heath Ledger's Joker once said: And. Here. We. Go. Before joining FOX Sports as an NFL reporter and columnist, Henry McKenna spent seven years covering the Patriots for USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Boston Globe Media. Follow him on Twitter at @henrycmckenna . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Shedeur Sanders' shows true colors at Browns minicamp
Shedeur Sanders officially started his NFL journey. On Sunday, he posted a photo from the Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp alongside teammates. "Thankful for every player apart of our Rookie minicamp. Great relationships was made during our time together," Sanders wrote on X (Formerly Twitter). Sanders enters a crowded quarterback room that includes fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, and Deshaun Watson, who is expected to miss the season due to an Achilles injury. Advertisement Despite his draft slide from a projected top pick to the 144th overall selection, Sanders is embracing the challenge with confidence. He was reportedly the last player off the field during Friday's session, signaling his determination and focus. Sanders looked crisp on Saturday and Sunday with several highlights from the minicamp. Analysts have noted that Sanders' fall in the draft wasn't due to a lack of talent. Some scouts had second-round or even late first-round grades on him. However, his unique situation being the son of Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders and playing for his father at Colorado may have complicated evaluations from both media and NFL insiders. Related: Shedeur Sanders' demeanor on Day 2 of minicamp is turning heads However, Sanders is using the situation as motivation. He cited Tom Brady's legendary rise from a sixth-round pick to seven-time Super Bowl champion as inspiration, stating, 'My story's going to be similar.' For Sanders, draft position is now irrelevant. What matters is proving himself every day. Advertisement Related: Real reason Deion Sanders rushed to sign extension with Colorado revealed As the Browns await the release of the 2025 NFL schedule on May 14, Sanders is focused on preparing for the season opener. His work ethic and leadership will be key as he attempts to climb the depth chart and carve out a meaningful role with the team.
