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Shedeur Sanders was ecstatic after successful his first profession begin for the Cleveland Browns this previous Sunday, however his postgame press convention led to some social media vitriol.
Sanders was chatting with a CBS Sports reporter after the 24-10 victory, the place he showcased his trademark confidence whereas discussing his efficiency.
“It’s superb, you realize, off of 1 week of follow. This is one week of follow,” he mentioned, smiling. “So, think about what a full offseason would appear to be. It will get harmful. But it’s only one week of follow, so I’m actually grateful that every thing occurred.”
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That remark from Sanders was considered as conceited by some X customers, together with one who mentioned, “This is one motive why many individuals aren’t very taken with rooting for Shedeur.”
“He talks like his dad, with out having the résumé & talent set to again it up. Humility would go a good distance,” the consumer wrote.
Sanders’ father, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, appeared to catch wind of the speak about his son following the sport, which he attended at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
He quote-tweeted a separate video from his son’s interview, the place he added some extra context. Shedeur tapped into his religion with a earlier reply.
“God was the one approach I used to be in a position to get via it. It was nice,” Shedeur mentioned. “Two days in the past, all of us had an enormous dialog within the locker room, you realize, nearly God and simply our function. I’m simply grateful. This ain’t me, that is nothing however God’s work. He’s the one one that enables me to proceed to play, proceed to maintain going, proceed to try this. It’s lots of people that aren’t in nice conditions that, you realize, don’t have every thing. But you must lean on him, must depend on him for every thing.”
“Coach Prime” merely wrote, “Thank u Jesus,” after watching his son go 11-for-20 for 209 yards with one landing and one interception.
Former NFL participant and soccer coach Deion Sanders stands on the sphere previous to an NFL soccer sport between the Cleveland Browns and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
Shedeur mentioned he got here into the sport with out feeling any nerves, noting it was the onerous work in the course of the week that allowed him to play free.
“Like I mentioned, earlier than going into the sport, I didn’t really feel nerves. I didn’t really feel something,” he defined. “You keep in mind I talked yesterday, I did as a lot work as I can in the course of the week, so Sundays could be enjoyable. That’s why I used to be simply excited. I like how the offensive line embraced me after I got here into that function and so they understood nothing however enterprise. I’m simply grateful I used to be out right here, grateful to get the win for the Browns.
“My pops right here, my mother’s right here, all my individuals are right here. You see all of the [No.] 12 jerseys on the market. It’s superb. I’m simply grateful.”
The father-son duo shared a healthful second earlier than the Browns walked out on the sphere, the place the elder Sanders was smiling from ear to ear for his son.
Deion Sanders seems to be on earlier than a sport between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Cleveland Browns at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (an Maule/Getty Images)
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It was fairly the beginning for Sanders, although he isn’t new to the feedback from outdoors the Browns’ facility.
If Sanders continues to start out for the Browns shifting ahead, his performances – and feedback earlier than and after video games – can be beneath the identical giant microscope they’ve been beneath since he was at Colorado, not to mention the NFL.
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