Browns Reporter Who Was Confronted By Shedeur Sanders Breaks Silence originally appeared on The Spun.
Judging by his antics Friday night, Shedeur Sanders held onto a few receipts from earlier this offseason.
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Sanders made his preseason debut for the Cleveland Browns on Friday. He was named the starter despite not receiving many first-team reps in training camp. Although fans were worried he was being set up to fail, he looked sharp against the Carolina Panthers. The Colorado product completed 14-of-23 passes for 138 yards with two touchdowns.
Following the Browns’ 30-10 win over the Panthers, Shedeur confronted Tony Grossi of 850 ESPN Cleveland. Apparently, the longtime Browns analyst was critical of Sanders leading up to the preseason opener.
“You always say negative stuff about me,” Sanders told Grossi. “I didn’t do nothing to you. I’ve never seen you say anything positive about me.”
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Sanders didn’t sound angry when he confronted Grossi. He genuinely wanted to know why he was being painted in such a negative light.
Aug 8, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) on the sideline during the second half against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium.Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
A few hours after this interaction between Sanders and Grossi occurred, the latter went on social media to share his thoughts on the rookie quarterback.
“My bottom line on Shedeur Sanders’ impressive debut: He put the pressure on QB2 Kenny Pickett and QB3 Dillon Gabriel to get healthy and perform next week,” Grossi wrote.
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NFL fans are convinced this was Grossi’s official response to being called out by Sanders, albeit he didn’t exactly address the elephant in the room.
“Look at Tony being positive,” one fan wrote. “That was a cool moment between you two.”
“The fact that we now know why he tweeted this is hilarious,” another fan replied.
Next up for the Browns is a showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. We’d have to imagine Sanders will get a few first-or-second-team reps leading up to that preseason game.
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“The situations were invaluable for Shedeur and all of our offense,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said, via Scott Procter of DNVR Buffs. “We got a third-and-1 where he had a quarterback sneak. I mean, there’s just a lot of football and that’s by design with him getting a ton of reps in this game, and he’ll get a ton of reps next week as well. That’s all part of our development of our young players.”
If Gabriel and Pickett aren’t cleared in time for next Saturday’s game, Sanders will probably get the chance to play at least an entire half of football.
Browns Reporter Who Was Confronted By Shedeur Sanders Breaks Silence first appeared on The Spun on Aug 9, 2025
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This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 9, 2025, where it first appeared.