LONDON — On the day rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named Browns QB1 and Joe Flacco QB2, Shedeur Sander conducted his pantomime interview at his locker when asked about still being QB3. Sanders, who will serve as the emergency quarterback here against the Vikings on Sunday for the fifth straight week, mouthed the answers to about five questions before a …
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Why hasn’t Shedeur Sanders moved up Browns’ depth chart? The non-answers speak volumes
LONDON — As the Cleveland Browns prepared for the only full practice of their overseas journey ahead of their NFL International Series game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, new starting rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw passes toward the end zone while Joe Flacco, the veteran passer who was replaced by Gabriel this week, mostly looked on from behind the …
Read More »‘He has to be aware of (his situation)’: How national media is reacting to Shedeur Sanders’ pantomime interview
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders conducted an odd pantomime interview on Wednesday at the team facility in Berea. The interview came after the team announced that fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel will start on Sunday vs. the Vikings in London and that Sanders will remain the third quarterback. However, the interview was done as a response to ESPN analyst …
Read More »Deion Sanders responds to son Shedeur Sanders’ odd Browns interview
Deion Sanders had no issue with son Shedeur Sanders’ curious Browns interview Wednesday. Not long after the rookie quarterback’s exchange with reporters went viral, in which he silently mouthed responses and smiled over questions about the team’s decision to bench veteran Joe Flacco for fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, the elder Sanders responded to the move on social media. Beginning with …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders’ mime show a response to Rex Ryan’s ripjob
Shedeur Sanders turned heads when he went from a quarterback into a mime on Wednesday. Now, the reason behind the viral moment has been explained. ESPN’s Adam Schefter, citing team officials, reported that Sanders mouthed — but did not say anything out loud — his answers to reporters in response to comments made by ex-Jets head coach Rex Ryan earlier …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders mutes himself, literally, on Browns’ QB situation
Marshawn Lynch had “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” Bill Belichick had “We’re on to Cincinnati.” Now Shedeur Sanders has come up with an equally inventive way of responding without responding to reporters’ questions: silence. Sure, the Cleveland Browns rookie moved his mouth and gestured when he was asked Wednesday about remaining the team’s No. 3 quarterback after …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders Mimes Answers to Questions on Browns’ QB Change, Role in Video
After generating headlines last week for his comments about being able to play better than some starting quarterbacks in the NFL, Shedeur Sanders took a different approach in the wake of the Cleveland Browns promoting Dillon Gabriel to replace Joe Flacco. Rather than answer reporter questions with words, Sanders decided to mime his responses when asked about the Browns’ quarterback …
Read More »Report: Shedeur Sanders silent press conference was a response to criticism from Rex Ryan
On Wednesday, Browns third-string quarterback Shedeur Sanders made the unusual (and possibly unprecedented) decision to conduct a press conference via mime. There was a reason for his decision. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweeted this on Wednesday: “Shedeur Sanders pantomiming today was in response to ESPN analyst Rex Ryan criticizing the rookie QB earlier this week.” Schefter attributes the assertion to …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders mouths silent answers about Joe Flacco being named the backup instead of him
Shedeur Sanders mouthed answers to questions about not being the backup. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com LONDON — Maybe Shedeur Sanders was gearing up for the famous British pantomime performances in the London theatre district this week. Whatever the case, he only mouthed silent answers to questions in the Browns locker room Wednesday about Joe Flacco being named the backup quarterback to …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders opts to move mouth, not speak, in response to reporters’ questions
On the day the Browns benched veteran quarterback Joe Flacco for rookie Dillon Gabriel, it’s natural for the media to seek comments from Flacco, Gabriel, and the team’s other quarterback: rookie Shedeur Sanders. And so Sanders met with reporters in the locker room. In response to every question, he smiled, moved his mouth, but didn’t speak. It’s unclear whether miming …
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