Shedeur Sanders entered the NFL in 2025 with the spotlight already turned up to max volume. The Cleveland Browns ’ fifth-round pick, and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders , hasn’t had the luxury of easing into the pro game. Drafted 144th overall, he signed a four-year, $4.6 million deal. But every move he makes gets dissected differently than most rookies.

When Sanders remarked, “I’m capable of doing better than that,” it wasn’t heard as the self-motivation of a young quarterback. It was branded as arrogance. Until he gets real snaps, he’s stuck in the strange limbo of having to answer questions without having the chance to let his play answer them.

On Awful Announcing , former NFL safety turned ESPN analyst Ryan Clark peeled back the curtain on what Sanders is really facing.

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