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Shedeur Sanders is doing his part early in training camp for the Cleveland Browns, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s gaining ground on the starting role.
He is competing with first-round bust Kenny Pickett and two rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. While he did not exactly label either Gabriel or Sanders as long shots, he did write "each hope to pull off upsets.
As for Sanders, his time may come, but it looks like the Browns are prioritizing a battle between Pickett and Gabriel for now. With preseason still ahead, there’s room for things to change, though it appears Sanders is on the outside looking in.
Training camp begins with Cleveland expected to make moves with a clearer depth chart ahead of the 2025 season. There is reportedly a growing belief that fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders, one of two rookies in a battle also featuring veteran Joe Flacco and offseason signing Kenny Pickett,
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