Shedeur Sanders is one of the NFL’s biggest story lines entering the new campaign even though he’s never played a single professional snap and starts his career as fourth on the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart.
As the No. 2 overall pick in 2012, Robert Griffin III can sort of relate: He’s a former quarterback who began his career with a lot of attention, though he didn’t do so as the son of a Hall of Famer like Shedeur nor did he fall to the fifth round in the draft.
While Griffin sees Sanders as a player with makeup that can overcome rookie-year challenges, he’s worried about what’s to come, writing to Threads on Monday:
Shedeur Sanders is the most popular Rookie in the NFL and is being set up to fail in year 1.
Here’s the reality:
-1st Rd QB tape, but fell to the 5th Rd
-4th QB on roster
-Will get limited practice reps behind 3 QBs the Cleveland Browns acquired this offseason
-Will get limited preseason reps with worst O-Line and limited weapons
Griffin was drafted to save the flailing Washington franchise. Then, thanks to injuries and performance, Griffin’s stardom dimmed just as quickly as his dazzling start, and he played a total of 56 games over eight seasons.
In a different vein, Cleveland is not putting Sanders, whom the New York Giants passed on as their franchise QB, in the best position to succeed early in his career thanks to competition. This offseason, they’ve added three other new quarterbacks: Joe Flacco (signing), Kenny Pickett (trade) and Dillon Gabriel (draft, third round).
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