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Cleveland Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders has been a polarizing figure since his slide to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL draft. While his lack of playing minutes has sparked doubts over his future, Shedeur's comments have also invited criticism.
Sanders' comments about being better than some of the quarterbacks in the league was slammed by former NFL coach Rex Ryan. He called out the former Colorado player, saying the quarterback "runs his mouth" and should feel embarrassed.
NFL expert Jason Whitlock also joined in and criticized the Browns rookie. However, he did not stop at Shedeur, calling out his father and Colorado Buffaloes coach, Deion Sanders.
Whitlock called out Coach Prime for his "juvenile" parenting and disciplining his son on his podcast on Friday:
"Shedeur is juvenile, and he's been disciplined by one of the most juvenile parents, athletes, me-first people in the history of sports, Deion Sanders. So juvenile doesn't know how to back that ass up and just be a backup quarterback and show genuine support for the starting quarterback in the organization, and then let his play, his performance, speak for itself.
"Shedeur Sanders doesn't know how to do that. He hasn't been discipled in how to do that. He's been discipled in 'You're a superstar, you're black and you just got to do whatever feels right for you, you have to be yourself, and you have to show immense confidence, because confidence is the most important thing any man can have.' That's what his father believes."
Jason Whitlock slams Shedeur Sanders for 'clownish behaviour'
Earlier this week, the Browns promoted Dillon Gabriel to the starting role for the Week 5 match against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. While Shedeur Sanders was expected to serve as his backup, veteran quarterback Joe Flacco has been picked up as Gabriel's backup, keeping Sanders in the QB3 role.
When Shedeurs was questioned about the change, the rookie mimed his way out of answering a question. His act was clapped back to Ryan's earlier comment about the rookie running his mouth.
Whitlock slammed Shedeur's behaviour on his "Fearless" podcast, saying:
"Shedeur Sanders, the gift that keeps giving, just keeps on giving. Shedeur, doing a little mime yesterday when asked about Dillon Gabriel being named the starter in Cleveland. And all the usual suspects are dressing it up and justifying Shedeur’s clownish behavior. But we're not going to do that here."
The controversy on Shedeur's standing on the depth chart has kicked off rumors of potential move away from the franchise before the NFL trade deadline in November.
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