Shedeur Sanders ready to play, Browns keep him inactive behind Flacco

Shedeur Sanders says he is ready to play in the NFL right now, but the Cleveland Browns have kept the rookie fifth round pick on the inactive third quarterback spot behind Joe Flacco and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel. Sanders made his readiness plain in interviews this week, while his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, urged patience and defended his son's decision to turn down earlier draft interest from other teams.

"I am ready to play right now," Sanders told ESPN Cleveland. "If things pan out where I play, then I'll be out there and I'll be ready to play." He added, "I know if you see the quarterback play in the league right now, I know I'm capable of doing better than that," a comment he reiterated while stressing that playing time is not entirely in his control and that he believes in "God's plan" for his career.

Deion Sanders, appearing on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, said teams including the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles had inquired about his son but that Shedeur declined because he did not want to enter the league as a long-term backup to established starters such as Lamar Jackson or Jalen Hurts. Deion defended that...