BEREA, Ohio — Because the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competitors progresses into necessary minicamp, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has usually discovered himself training with a crew of backups whereas the staff’s different passers — Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel — have acquired first-team reps.
Sanders, although, stated he is unbothered by his apply reps and is as a substitute trying to benefit from each alternative he will get.
“Life is simply based mostly on the way you view various things,” Sanders stated Tuesday after the Browns’ first necessary minicamp apply. “So you’ll be able to view issues as you are not getting reps in a unfavorable approach or you’ll be able to view it as, OK, when it is my time to get on the market, let’s be proactive and let’s get heat, let’s get going.
“So, there is not any excuses as a result of if you get on the market, no person cares what number of reps you bought everytime you get within the sport. No person cares should you took a snap earlier than. All people cares about manufacturing. In order that’s the principle factor if you get on the market: You bought to have the ability to produce.”
Sanders, the Browns’ fifth-round decide, and Gabriel, the staff’s third-round decide, took the majority of the apply reps in staff drills on Tuesday, which coach Kevin Stefanski stated was intentional as Cleveland continues to develop its rookie quarterbacks. However as the final pattern has been by means of two OTA practices open to the media, Gabriel acquired a portion of reps with starters, whereas Sanders labored with backups.
Stefanski has praised the expansion of each younger passers, whereas downplaying the quarterback competitors that looms over every apply. Sanders took an analogous method when requested about his objective in the course of the offseason exercise program and coaching camp.
“My objective is to be the perfect teammate and to be as polished as I may be in each side,” Sanders stated. “I view issues as I acquired time. I acquired time to have the ability to develop and mature and be capable of perceive the ins and outs of the defenses and be capable of get the great perception from the vets within the room.
“So, I have a look at it as a plus. I acquired time to truly be capable of actually have an important understanding and each time it is time for me to play, then it is time for me to play. However I am not trying too far sooner or later about all that. I am trying [at] daily in apply. … I am centered on the small issues and over time the massive issues will occur.”
