Shedeur Sanders dismisses reporter's 'rude' question about Browns coach's aggressiveness

The Shedeur Sanders hype appeared to crater connected Sunday arsenic the Cleveland Browns rookie struggled successful the team’s nonaccomplishment against the San Francisco 49ers and helium faced questions astir caput manager Kevin Stefanski’s play-calling.

Sanders had a touchdown walk to Harold Fannin Jr., which helped Cleveland get the pb successful the 2nd 4th and caught the attraction of LeBron James. But it was the lone spot of discourtesy that resulted successful points for the Browns.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Cleveland.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

After that touchdown, the Browns punted the shot distant twice. Fannin, later, fumbled the ball, which was recovered by the 49ers. Browns punt returner Gage Larvadain besides muffed the shot and the 49ers recovered. The Browns besides turned the shot implicit doubly successful the 4th quarter.

Sanders was asked astir Stefanski’s aggressiveness to spell for it connected 4th down successful their ain territory.

"I mean archetypal that’s a rude question to inquire if I deliberation if it was a large telephone by my coach," Sanders said. "… I similar being retired determination playing. So, immoderate that comes with it comes with. We’re not going to beryllium present and ever constituent nary digit astatine nary manager oregon bash thing similar that. That’s highly disrespectful. That’s not adjacent successful my place."

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Cleveland.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Sanders didn’t crook the shot over. But helium was 16-of-25 with 149 passing yards. The San Francisco defence got to him 3 times.

He lamented being incapable to rally his teammates to get backmost into the game.

"Even erstwhile I sprout my changeable and I miss, I conscionable got to support shooting and support bringing everybody together. I cognize the discourtesy and the squad is counting connected maine to bash my occupation and bash what I gotta bash and I consciousness similar I failed them today," helium added.

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Stefanski said Sanders volition marque commencement No. 3 against the Tennessee Titans adjacent week.