Shedeur Sanders is 'set up to fail' with Browns, Robert Griffin III says

Shedeur Sanders went from being the prima astatine Colorado to perchance the fourth-string backmost successful Cleveland.

Sanders' autumn successful the NFL Draft was 1 for the past books.

Once considered a apical 3 wide selection, helium was taken successful the 5th round.

Eventually, connected the draft's last day, Sanders went to the Cleveland Browns, who besides drafted a quarterback, Dillon Gabriel, 2 rounds earlier.

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Colorado Buffaloes erstwhile subordinate Shedeur Sanders earlier the outpouring crippled astatine Folsom Field.  (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)

Before the draft, Cleveland had 3 different quarterbacks signed — Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett.

Watson is recovering from a ruptured Achilles helium reinjured successful January, but he's inactive successful the premix for Week 1. Flacco and Pickett besides started games past twelvemonth for different teams.

And a crowded country similar that is not perfect for Sanders, Robert Griffin III suggested.

"It’s horrible. It’s an perfectly unspeakable presumption for a QB to beryllium in," helium said connected his podcast. 

"Let’s get real, people. This is the happening cipher wants to speech about. Shedeur Sanders is successful a concern wherever the NFL and the Cleveland Browns person acceptable him up to descend oregon aquatics successful Year 1. What I truly mean by that is, they acceptable him up to fail. Shedeur Sanders is the 4th backmost connected the Cleveland Browns roster."

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders throws a walk successful the 2nd 4th against the TCU Horned Frogs astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium successful Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 2, 2023. (Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports)

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"Brought successful 4 QBs this offseason and the past 1 they brought in, Shedeur Sanders, is the #1 selling jersey of each rookies contempt being drafted successful the 5th circular aft their 3rd circular prime Dillon Gabriel," Griffin explained connected X.

"Shedeur is the headliner of the group. He sells tickets. He sells jerseys. He sells assurance to his teammates who person said they can’t hold to play with him and non-teammates.

"The Cleveland Browns headliner is their 4th QB connected the roster who volition get the slightest magnitude of reps and accidental successful the group. That’s a acceptable up for dysfunction. That’s the Browns," Griffin added connected X.

Colorado Buffalos backmost Shedeur Sanders anterior to a crippled against the Arizona Wildcats astatine Arizona Stadium successful Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe and Gabriel were each selected earlier Sanders successful the draft.

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