{"id":106892,"date":"2025-07-31T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/106892\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:43:09","slug":"ex-cu-buff-shedeur-sanders-faces-browns-first-team-defense-in-training-camp-proves-point-to-kevin-stefanski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/106892\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CU Buff Shedeur Sanders faces Browns\u2019 first-team defense in training camp, proves point to Kevin Stefanski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shedeur Sanders proved himself during Wednesday\u2019s practice at the Cleveland Browns\u2019 seventh day of training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The former Colorado Buffalo went up against the first-team defense and showed he can manipulate pass coverage rolling out in play-action sets.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/camijustice\/status\/1950599333675463145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News 5 Cleveland\u2019s Camryn Justice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News 5 Cleveland\u2019s Camryn Justice<\/a> shared footage of Sanders\u2019 showing that depicted an incompletion on a dig route to Kent State Golden Flash rookie Luke Floriea, a handoff, a particularly impressive completion on a slant to South Carolina Gamecocks rookie Gage Larvadain where he baited a defender out of coverage rolling to his right, and a completion on a flat route to Miami (Ohio) Redhawks rookie Cade McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, pretty solid tape.<\/p>\n<p>And it proved a point to Kevin Stefanski.<\/p>\n<p>Shedeur Sanders can handle Kevin Stefanski\u2019s play-action offense<\/p>\n<p>Sanders had an offense at the University of Colorado Boulder, under his head coach and father, Coach Prime, that relied more on quick reads. Sean Lewis\u2019s offense was figured out quickly during the 2023 season, so Deion Sanders got his son a pro-style play-caller by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/ncaa-football\/news\/colorado-offensive-coordinator-pat-shurmur-sean-lewis\/9ad6fe97dc90a3724aff9cc7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:promoting NFL veteran Pat Shurmur to better accommodate Shedeur;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">promoting NFL veteran Pat Shurmur to better accommodate Shedeur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Many questioned whether he could adjust.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGrown QB\u201d just gave them an answer.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe. Not no, but not yes yet either. Real-time situations can help better answer this question.<\/p>\n<p>But not no.<\/p>\n<p>After Browns owner Jimmy Haslam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/browns-owner-jimmy-haslam-says-drafting-rookie-qb-shedeur-sanders-in-fifth-round-was-gm-s-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claimed he had nothing to do with Cleveland selecting Sanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claimed he had nothing to do with Cleveland selecting Sanders<\/a> in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/news\/shedeur-sanders-honest-thoughts-browns-pick-nfl-draft-slide-interviews\/e30b2cb16d1e4f42c42ead6e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:legendary draft slide from first-round projections;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">legendary draft slide from first-round projections<\/a>, Shedeur proved he has value.<\/p>\n<p>Browns GM Andrew Berry now gets the credit on the organizational side.<\/p>\n<p>Shedeur gets credit for stepping up after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/ncaa-football\/news\/colorado-buffaloes-football-shedeur-sanders-more-reps-browns-training-camp-kenny-pickett-hamstring-injury\/ddce02e9e1241e539c4f3710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kenny Pickett\u2019s hamstring injury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kenny Pickett\u2019s hamstring injury<\/a> \u2013 a day after his father announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/ncaa-football\/news\/usa-today-explains-colorado-buffaloes-football-coach-deion-sanders-purpose-cu-after-nearly-passing-away-may\/a73b81fd03e88588d7a7a6b5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he almost died in May;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he almost died in May<\/a>, mind you \u2013 and proving he\u2019s a legitimate option in Cleveland\u2019s QB race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders proved himself during Wednesday\u2019s practice at the Cleveland Browns\u2019 seventh day of training camp. 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