Ex-CU Buff Shedeur Sanders faces Browns’ first-team defense in training camp, proves point to Kevin Stefanski

Shedeur Sanders proved himself during Wednesday’s practice at the Cleveland Browns’ seventh day of training camp.

The former Colorado Buffalo went up against the first-team defense and showed he can manipulate pass coverage rolling out in play-action sets.

News 5 Cleveland’s Camryn Justice shared footage of Sanders’ 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.

All in all, pretty solid tape.

And it proved a point to Kevin Stefanski.

Shedeur Sanders can handle Kevin Stefanski’s play-action offense

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’s offense was figured out quickly during the 2023 season, so Deion Sanders got his son a pro-style play-caller by promoting NFL veteran Pat Shurmur to better accommodate Shedeur.

Many questioned whether he could adjust.

The “Grown QB” just gave them an answer.

Maybe. Not no, but not yes yet either. Real-time situations can help better answer this question.

But not no.

After Browns owner Jimmy Haslam claimed he had nothing to do with Cleveland selecting Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft after a legendary draft slide from first-round projections, Shedeur proved he has value.

Browns GM Andrew Berry now gets the credit on the organizational side.

Shedeur gets credit for stepping up after Kenny Pickett’s hamstring injury – a day after his father announced that he almost died in May, mind you – and proving he’s a legitimate option in Cleveland’s QB race.