Shedeur Sanders spoke to the media for the first time after the Browns head coach, Kevin Stefanski, did not officially name him the backup quarterback in Cleveland. Despite the situation, the rookie admits that Joe Flacco’s departure is indeed an opportunity for him.

“I’m in a great mental space overall. So, I would say you tend to get a little bit more excited when you see a light at the end of the tunnel. For sure. Whatever my role is here, I’m thankful and I’m happy just to do that. I feel like now I’m ready, even not saying I wasn’t ready before, but now I’m ready for whenever my opportunity is.”

Now, unlike the first five weeks, Shedeur has a real opportunity for playing time in case Dillon Gabriel suffers an injury or performs poorly against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That scenario s

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