Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders had his first actual “welcome to the NFL” second on Saturday afternoon within the workforce’s preseason finale in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.
After a promising debut within the workforce’s first preseason sport, after which sitting out the second sport attributable to an harm, he was again on the sector Saturday and didn’t have
a very productive day.
A few of it was his personal struggles.
A few of it was the circumstances happening round him.
By way of numbers, he completed the day by going 3-for-6 for 14 yards passing, whereas additionally taking 5 sacks for a lack of 41 yards and a fumble earlier than leaving the sport late within the fourth quarter.
He did have one catchable move get dropped, and he additionally spent most of his afternoon operating away from stress behind an offensive line primarily made up of gamers who’re most likely about to be reduce. However even with all of that, there have been nonetheless some flaws in Sanders’ efficiency that he’s going to need to iron out.
Particularly, his willingness to carry on to the ball and attempt to run away from defenders.
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hat may need labored within the Massive 12. It won’t work within the NFL.
The very best instance of that got here on a sack that Sanders took for a 24-yard loss, the place he refused to surrender on the play and ended up digging himself right into a deeper gap.
