Shedeur Sanders turned heads when he went from a quarterback into a mime on Wednesday.

Now, the reason behind the viral moment has been explained.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter, citing team officials, reported that Sanders mouthed — but did not say anything out loud — his answers to reporters in response to comments made by ex-Jets head coach Rex Ryan earlier in the week on the Worldwide Leader.

Ryan, on the topic of a potential Browns quarterback change on Monday’s “Get Up,” said Sanders has been an “embarrassment.”

Shedeur Sanders pantomiming today was in response to ESPN analyst Rex Ryan criticizing the rookie QB earlier this week. Here is what Ryan said Monday on Get Up that led to Sanders pantomiming answers today about Cleveland’s QB change and him remaining QB3: pic.twitter.com/MDRWz8

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