Browns Fans Want Shedeur. The Coaches Don’t. Here’s the Real Story.”

People who expected Shedeur Sanders to go in the first round, or at least the third are now calling the Browns’ handling of him a conspiracy. Andrew Berry isn’t the owner, but he is the controller of football operations for the Cleveland Browns. The Haslams are the owners, and they want to pile up the money. Kevin Stefanski is the Head Coach; Tommy Rees is the OC.

Shedeur is a high-risk, high-reward player — even as a fifth round, third stringer. Being the son of Deion Sanders means carrying a legacy and a brand. The kid knows he has big shoes to fill. The urgency shows. He entered the Ravens game in the third quarter after the Browns claimed starting QB Dillion Gabriel was in concussion protocol.

The Ravens will make a bad day for any inexperience quarterback — even this season. Last week at Huntington Bank Field, the fans had had enough of undersized Dillion Gabriel. They booed. They chanted “SHEDEUR!” They displayed Shedeur №12 jerseys. Flip the digits and it becomes Deion’s iconic 21. That number is sought out because of the man himself.

At the post-game press conference, Shedeur said, “First and foremost, I like to thank God for the opportunity to be out there experiencing with the first group for the first time.” Mind you, he did not play well at all. He only completed twenty-five percent of his passes and threw a pick. The potential flashed, but so did the lack of empirical exposure to NFL speed, to real NFL chaos.

Chuckling while alluding to Stefanski not giving him reps in practice, euphemistically, he said, “I think that was my first ball to Jerry Jeudy — all year.” Again, you can see the flamboyancy of Deion. Maybe he leans into it. It’ll do him well to get a side gig in Hollywood. But football has to come first. Then the smile will become grittier.

Kevin Stefanski is stuck between a rock and hard place — but despite what people are saying, I think he’ll remain professional. It is his first head-coaching gig. And it is on the big stage. And yes, people do have ulterior motives. But most people in the NFL are looking to fatten their pockets normally. The slightest mishandling could cost any one person — millions!

Not giving him any reps in practice shows that Stefanski sees Shedeur to be exactly what he is right now. And that’s a fifth-round draft pick. But I suspect Sanders is a gamer. And I agree with Shedeur — give him a chance to practice with the ones and another opportunity in a real game. And let’s go from there.