Facing QB questions, Shedeur goes full mime

Shedeur Sanders took an unconventional attack to the Cleveland Browns' latest backmost change.

Hours aft the Browns announced that Dillon Gabriel would regenerate Joe Flacco arsenic their starter, Sanders mouthed soundless answers to reporters' questions astir the move.

Sanders, who has faced wide disapproval implicit his caller comments astir his relation with the Browns, pantomimed responses to respective questions Wednesday earlier a squad media relations staffer ended the little speech with reporters.

The Browns did not remark connected Sanders' response.

After the Browns named Dillon Gabriel their caller starting quarterback, Shedeur Sanders reacted with a afloat mime:
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Sanders volition stay Cleveland's third-string backmost portion Flacco volition service arsenic Gabriel's backup for Sunday's crippled successful London against the Vikings.

When asked earlier Wednesday wherefore Sanders was not bumped to the No. 2 backmost spot, Browns manager Kevin Stefanski responded lone that Flacco was the backup. Stefanski aboriginal said his "focus is connected this game" and reiterated that Flacco is the backup erstwhile asked if determination was immoderate treatment of elevating Sanders' role.

Sanders, the 144th prime successful April's draft, told ESPN Cleveland past week that helium was "ready to play close now."

"If you spot the backmost play successful the league close now, I cognize I'm susceptible of doing amended than that," Sanders said.

While Cleveland held a backmost contention during grooming camp, Sanders did not person immoderate first-team reps. He started the Browns' preseason opener and threw a brace of touchdowns successful a triumph implicit the Panthers. However, helium struggled successful the preseason finale against the Rams and was sacked 5 times.

During the section broadcast of the preseason finale, Browns wide manager Andrew Berry compared Sanders' modulation to the pros arsenic immoderate who was "fluent successful English and present you person to larn Mandarin."

During the archetypal period of the season, Sanders has divided scout-team reps with Gabriel and signifier squad backmost Bailey Zappe.

"Of people I privation to start, but my world is I'm not going to commencement and that's good due to the fact that I'm capable to unrecorded those reps done Joe," Sanders told ESPN 2 weeks ago. "I'm capable to unrecorded those reps done talking to Deshaun, done Dillon, done everybody that's successful the room. So I consciousness similar I'm blessed that I'm capable to spot antithetic perspectives."