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Shedeur Sanders has expressed that he is not yet prepared for his father, a Hall of Famer, to visit the Cleveland Browns training camp.
During a media session on Monday, the rookie quarterback, who missed Saturday’s practice due to arm soreness, explained why he asked his dad, Deion Sanders, the coach of Colorado football, not to visit the training camp just yet.
Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey to beating bladder cancer during a press conference in the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
“I don’t want him coming to see me right now because I want to get to where I want to go, then for him to see me,” Sanders said.
“I don’t want him to see me get a couple reps, and he’s cheering like a good dad. Like, nah, you can’t be proud of me right now. I’ve got to get to where I’m going, and I know it’s a lot I’ve got to do to get there.”
Sanders added that he intends to “focus on this time, I don’t want no distractions,” noting that having an NFL legend as a father is both “a gift and a curse.”
“We know how everybody would take it, as taking away from the team, with my own dad showing up. It’s a gift and a curse at the same time.”
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, right, signs autographs after a practice at the team’s NFL football training camp on Saturday, July 26, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Sanders is currently listed as the fourth-string quarterback on the Browns’ depth chart, although his official designation has not been made. He has yet to have any snaps with the first-team offense, but he has faced the first-team defense while taking snaps with the second and third-team offense.
Sanders mentioned that he is looking forward to Friday’s preseason game against the Carolina Panthers as an opportunity to showcase his skills.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders warms up during a practice at the team’s NFL football training camp on Friday, July 25, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
“Truthfully, I don’t care what O-line I go out there with. It could be ones, twos, threes, whatever the situation is. And I know Friday when the game is, if I’m with twos, if I’m with threes. It don’t matter to me. I’m just ready to get down and get to doing what I could.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
