The conversation surrounding Shedeur Sanders and his role with the Cleveland Browns has become one of the hotter topics of the team\u2019s training camp.<\/p>\n
For Sanders, the scrutiny isn\u2019t new. Ever since the Browns selected the former Colorado Buffaloes star, questions have hovered over his place in the quarterback room and his potential path to QB1.<\/p>\n
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The rookie is competing with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett (before he was injured), along with fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel. As camp progresses, a narrative has emerged suggesting Sanders has been mishandled by the Browns in his bid to climb the depth chart.<\/p>\n
Recently, ESPN Cleveland\u2019s Aaron Goldhammer fueled the discussion by reporting that Sanders wasn\u2019t even throwing to Browns receivers<\/a>, but instead to the team\u2019s equipment staff.<\/p>\n Browns analyst Tony Grossi pushed back on the notion that the organization is mistreating Sanders, insisting the team is giving him an opportunity that 31 other franchises didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n \u201cI shake my head. I don’t understand it at all,\u201d Grossi said Friday on ESPN Cleveland radio.<\/a> \u201cThey\u2019re complicating their own situation by drafting him when they did. Their evaluation that Dillon Gabriel was better, let\u2019s take him in the third round. They had enough quarterbacks right there to conduct a competition. And then they drafted Shedeur in the fifth round.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cWhy? Well, the GM and the owner both said because \u2018value.\u2019 He was worth more than a fifth-round pick. So, I don\u2019t know why the Browns are the bad guys in what\u2019s going on here, that they mistreated him. They treated him better than 31 other teams.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n