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Travis Kelce has talked about the ongoing controversy about Sheteur Sanders’ role with Cleveland Browns.
Under his podcast “new heights” this week, the Kansas City Chiefs star said he thinks Browns should start Sanders, who is currently third place on the team’s depth cards behind veteran Joe Flacco and colleague -Rookie Dillon Gabriel.
Travis Kelce talked about the role of the Shedur Sanders with Browns on the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast that was sent before the official start of the NFL season. (IMagn)
“Give the people whatever they want, in terms of browns fans. Start shooting … put him in coach.” Said Kelce. “Give the people what they want. The world will see him go out there and not only play but have success. At this point, guys are rooted for him. This is not minded Dillon, this is not minded Joe, I just say that the excitement is there for [Sanders] to go out there. He will put his eyes on screen, he will bring people to the game.
“I would very much like to f — ing see it, man.”
On the contrary, Kelce’s brother and co-host, Jason Kelce, defended the team of naming Joe Flacco as the starter.
“[Browns head coach Kevin] Stefanski and Browns try to do what they feel gives them the best chance of winning football matches, “Jason said.” If Browns and Kevin Stefanski felt their best option, and the most confident opportunity they had to win games was to shooting Sanders, they would play him. ”
Still, Jason admitted that he “wants” to see Sanders play.
“What do I want? I want to see Sandeur Sanders,” Jason said.
Jason also rejected the “conspiracies” that are currently around the situation, which is why Sanders is as low on the depth card as he is.
Criticism and conspiracy theories aimed at Browns reappeared after the team’s final for the forecast Saturday.
Sanders entered the game in the third quarter and completed three of six passes in 14 yards, taking five sacks for a total loss of 41 meters against Los Angeles Rams. Thus, he net -27 meters to Cleveland before being pulled from the game on the last drive and replaced by veteran Tyler Huntley.
Huntley led Browns’ violation on a game-winning field goal when Browns won 19-17.
It was far from Sanders’ first Forsy Season match against Carolina Panthers on August 8, when he threw two touchdowns and was praised by fans and sports stars, including LeBron James and Dawn Staley.
However, many fans and educators were quick to defend Sanders for his rough outing on Saturday and accused Browns’ coaching of putting Sanders in a position where he had to rely on backup teammates while also called questionable plays.
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Jason Kelce on the ESPN countdown after the season of 2025 Pro Bowl Games at Camping World Stadium on February 2nd, 2025. (Kirby Lee/ Imag- Pictures)
Former NFL -Quarterback Derek Carr questioned why Sanders was not left in the game to finish the last drive.
“I have to understand why we don’t see that flush Sanders running this 2-minute exercise? Wouldn’t you see your young QB operate in this situation? Get him more reps for the future? I didn’t see the whole game, so maybe he already showed enough? Help me understand this …” Carr on X. wrote.
Sports Talkshow host Skip Bayless released a 16-minute race to defense of Sanders on X while condemning Browns for their handling of quarterback.
“They sabotaged it, the rich it against him today and put him in with the third and fourth strings, fifth strings, you got no shot on quarterback,” Bayless said.
Other social media users equalized similar criticism on Browns, with some speculation that the obstacles put ahead of quarterback are intentional.
Before that game, nfl Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson Stoked conspiracy theories related to Sanders in a recent conversation and claimed that the NFL team was “asked not to” draft Sanders to “make an example” of quarterback as he fell to the fifth round of the NFL draft in April.
“I tell you so much what I heard from someone who is in the nfl [is] that NFL told [teams] “Don’t dram him, not draft him,” “Dickerson said in an interview about the” Roggin and Rodney “how at the AM 570 La Sports Thursday.
“‘We’re going to make an example out of him.’ And this came from a very good source, a very good source.
Sanders’ slide out of the first round shocked many, including President Donald Trump, who sent a post about the truth that social condemned the league’s owners to pass on quarterback.
ESPN -host Stephen A. Smith revealed a text message from an associate that compared the situation with Colin Kaepernick, who was out of the NFL since 2016, which suggested “collaboration.”
“‘This is a bad look for the NFL. This feels like Kaepernick-level collusion,'” Smith said of the contents of the text, adding that the situation goes beyond “talent evaluation.”
“All the hard work that the NFL League office puts on to eradicate these kinds of perceptions only to turn and see when the owners look like they are crashing, and messy all. What has been done to buckle will surpass everything else in this draft. We will never think this is about just talent evaluation again.”
Cleveland Browns Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks at against Philadelphia Eagles during the game at Lincoln Financial Field. (KYLE ROSS/IMAGN -PICTURES)
Sanders was eventually taken by Browns on the third and final day of the draft of the 144th election. Quarterback was originally considered a possible challenger to the first overall election early in the draft process after completing his last season in Colorado.
