CLEVELAND — There was never a conspiracy. The Cleveland Browns are not actively trying to sabotage one of their own players.
The absurd, unhinged discourse of the past six months that the Browns were setting Shedeur Sanders up to fail was put to rest over the final 30 minutes Sunday when Sanders fell down every flight of stairs in his NFL debut.
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He was 4-for-16 for 47 yards and an interception in the Browns’ 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He had a quarterback rating of 13.5 and an Expected Points Added per play of minus-0.67 — the worst mark of the week for any quarterback entering Sunday night.
Most importantly, the Browns were winning when he entered the game in the second half after starter Dillon Gabriel was knocked out with a concussion. They blew the lead when he couldn’t sustain any offense and lost the game when the final drive stalled at the Ravens’ 25-yard line.
Sanders certainly didn’t look like an NFL starting quarterback for most of his time on the field
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