{"id":58044,"date":"2025-05-17T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/58044\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:35:09","slug":"travis-hunter-gets-honest-about-browns-rookie-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/58044\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Hunter Gets Honest About Browns Rookie Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moments before the 2025 NFL Draft began, the Cleveland Browns<\/a> threw a wrench in the plans many had set for them. Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wouldn\u2019t be coming to Cleveland. The Browns\u2019 dream of pairing him with his college teammate, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, was dead.<\/p>\n

Instead, Cleveland<\/a> used its first-round pick on Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham and kicked its quarterback can down the road, drafting Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel in Round 3. In Round 5, it still found a way to add Sanders to what is now the league\u2019s most confusing quarterback room.<\/p>\n

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Sanders\u2019 slide was the most notable in recent draft memory. It has reset the expectations for his NFL career, slid him further down the depth chart, and lessened the likelihood of starting early on.<\/p>\n

Still, Hunter and Sanders will be tied together for the duration of their careers. The former wound up hearing his name called second by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and in a recent interview with WFIN, he got honest about the Browns quarterback.<\/p>\n

No one saw Sanders\u2019 slide coming, but now there\u2019s nothing either one can do about it. All that\u2019s left to do is work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just going to work, man,\u201d Hunter said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both got our heads down, and doing what we have to do. There\u2019s a lot of doubters out there for him, and he\u2019s going to go to work. I\u2019m going to go to work and just going to do what we\u2019ve always been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Jacksonville, Hunter faces questions about how his unique versatility will be managed. But his impact is a much safer projection than Sanders, who now has Gabriel, Joe Flacco, and Kenny Pickett to fight for playing time.<\/p>\n

Hunter isn\u2019t necessarily wrong to be confident in his former battery mate. Sanders has a strong argument to be the most talented passer on the roster, and his productive senior season had him billed as an early-round prospect.<\/p>\n

Sanders led the conference in completion percentage (74.0 percent), yards (4,137), and touchdowns (37) on the way to a handful of Heisman votes.<\/p>\n

With the confidence of the draft\u2019s top prospect and the support of the Cleveland<\/a> faithful, Sanders will hope to exceed the expectations his adversity helped dampen.<\/p>\n

Related: Brady Reveals Advice to Browns QB After Shocking Fall<\/a><\/p>\n

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