With simply over two minutes left to play throughout Saturday’s preseason sport between the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams, Shedeur Sanders thought he was going to get an opportunity to steer a game-winning drive, however as a substitute, he received despatched to the bench.
With Cleveland trailing 17-16 and simply 2:03 left to play, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski made the choice to take out his rookie quarterback in favor of Tyler Huntley, who simply signed with the group lower than three weeks in the past.
If Sanders would have stayed within the sport, it could have given him a main alternative to steer a possible game-winning drive within the closing two minutes of the fourth quarter, however as a substitute, he needed to watch as Huntley led the Browns to a game-winning subject objective that gave Cleveland a 19-17 victory. Following the sport, Sanders stated he was stunned to be taught that he was being pulled.
“I did not know I used to be out,” Sanders stated after the sport. “Yeah, I did not know. I used to be on a motorcycle, I used to be powering up. I used to be powering up for that two minute drive as a result of that is only a state of affairs each quarterback desires for. That is many conditions I have been in earlier than, and I believed I used to be in, so then he advised me I wasn’t in and I used to be like, ‘OK.'”
After he was advised that he was being taken out, Sanders truly went as much as Stefanski and requested to remain within the sport.
“Yeah, I positively did,” Sanders stated about whether or not he requested to maintain enjoying.
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Sanders was so certain that he was going to return into the sport that he truly requested a teammate to seize his helmet, which you’ll see within the closing seconds of the clip beneath.
When he received benched, Sanders wasn’t pleased with the choice and he did not attempt to conceal his feelings on the sideline.
After the sport, Sanders was requested if he regretted exhibiting a lot emotion.
“No, within the coronary heart of competitors, that is what you ask for,” Sanders stated, through Cleveland.com. “Within the warmth of the battle, you need to be that alpha. You need to be that canine. You need to be on the market in that closing two minute drive. So in fact, small issues, in fact frustrate, however that is what occurs whenever you need to be a participant to have the ability to change a franchise.”
Throughout his time on the sector within the second half, Sanders went simply 3 of 6 for 14 yards. He was additionally sacked 5 instances, shedding a complete of 41 yards. Sanders’ struggles could have performed not less than a small half in Stefanski’s resolution to drag him.
Following the win, Stefanski was requested why he did not let Sanders run the two-minute drill.
“Clearly we did not play nice as an offense within the second half,” Stefanski stated when requested in regards to the benching. “That is by no means on one particular person, so we may be higher in a bunch of areas and simply felt like we needed to offer [Huntley] a final drive.”
The Browns’ coach was additionally requested his ideas on Sanders getting emotional and requesting to remain within the sport.
“He is a aggressive child,” Stefanski stated. “The plan was to go along with [Huntley] there, however I would not make any extra of it than that.”
Though Huntley did lead the Browns on a game-winning drive, the Rams helped him alongside. Los Angeles was penalized 3 times for 25 yards on the 46-yard drive that led to a 37-yard game-winning subject objective from Andre Szmyt.
As for Sanders, he was one among 4 Browns quarterbacks who noticed motion on Saturday and we broke down their performances right here.
