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Rex Ryan Rips Shedeur Sanders After Browns Rookie’s NFL Debut [VIDEO]

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Shedeur Sanders and Rex Ryan
Shedeur Sanders and Rex Ryan (Photos via ESPN)

Rex Ryan tore into Shedeur Sanders on ESPN following the rookie’s regular-season NFL debut on Sunday. 

The fifth-round pick got onto an NFL field for competitive action in Week 11, having spent his entire time with the Cleveland Browns behind Dillon Gabriel, either as a third-string or second-string quarterback. 

He replaced Gabriel in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, with the Browns up 16-10, but could not maintain the momentum and saw them off to a 23-16 loss. 

The former Colorado star did not give a great account of himself, throwing for 47 yards and an interception on 4-of-16 passing. He also coughed up a fumble on a sack, though it did not lead to a turnover. 

A clearly dejected Shedeur was shown sitting by himself on the Browns bench after the defeat, something which appeared to irk the ESPN analyst. 

Having previously crtiticized the rookie QB and drawn a reaction from his mom, the former NFL head coach went on another Shedeur-fueled rant during ‘Get Up’ on Monday morning. 

“He’s there by himself on the bench. I’ve never seen that,” Ryan declared. “I’ve seen it in the seventh game of the World Series when you lose the game or whatever. This is a game that’s a pillow-fight game. Nobody cares. Did he care, or are you trying to make it a show and make it about yourself?”

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Shedeur Sanders on Browns bench
Shedeur Sanders (Photo via CBS Sports)

Ryan also suggested that Sanders should have shared a moment with Lamar Jackson instead of staying on the bench and behaving as if his debut loss was the end of the world. 

“You’ve got a guy over there that, by the way, is a two-time MVP in Lamar Jackson. He was looking for you. He was looking for you right there,” Ryan added. “Share a moment with him, alright? Share a moment with Lamar. He’s looking all over for you. Then get in there with your teammates. These are your teammates. Talk about, ‘I’m not comfortable losing.’ You think anybody in that locker room is? They better not be.”

Of course, Browns fans don’t feel like the game was meaningless. The defeat condemned them to a 2-8 record while Shedeur, clearly a favorite in Cleveland, was unable to lead the team to a win in a game they were leading. 

Meanwhile, head coach Kevin Stefanski has revealed that Gabriel will remain the starter, though Sanders will start if the third-round pick does not clear concussion protocol in time to play the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday.

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