LESEAN MCCOY Sparks DEBATE with a daring socket on the shot of the NFL of Sheder Sanders Originally appeared on Sports Athlon.
When Lesean McCoy speaks, people listen, especially when he weighs on the warmest debates in the NFL. On a recent episode of InstallationThe former balloon carrier of Pro Bowl had convincing things to say on Shedeur Sanders, and he did not hold back when he discussed the quarter of Cleveland Browns.
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McCoy, known for his franchise, sees a real opportunity for Sanders, the former Buffaloese star of Colorado and son of head coach Deion Sanders, to climb the ranks of Cleveland, quickly.
“I think, in ota, you can show something. And I think you can jump,” said McCoy. “Some coaches I know there, players I know there, they already think that Shemer is better than [Dillon Gabriel]. “”
For the Colorado fans who followed the Jackson State’s traveling trip to Folsom Field, McCoy’s approval is more than a simple chatter of a cloakroom, it is a sign that Sanders could turn the heads inside the walls of the NFL.
The Cleveland Browns have currently Joe Flacco at the top of the depth painting, but the questions still linger behind him. With a mixture of unproven companions and talents, including Kenny Pickett and the Dillon Gabriel recruit, a third round choice of Oregon.
Cleveland Browns Shemer Sanders (12) looks at the quarter Dillon Gabriel © Jeff Lange & Sol; USA Today Network via Imagn Images
But McCoy clearly sees it differently.
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“I think that if SheDer is going in the pre-season and extinguished … He will have a chance, guy.”
It is a comparison that McCoy did not make lightly. He cited examples of quarters like Dak Prescott And Russell WilsonWho both crossed the recruits by impressive in the pre-season action, not only on the training field.
“Dak was 5-0, five touches, zero choice in three games. Russ was 5-4-1. That’s it starts,” said McCoy. “It started with OTA, then he finished with the pre-season.”
In Colorado, Sanders launched for 4,134 yards, 37 affected and only 10 interceptions in 2024, behind a porous offensive line which abandoned 43 narcotic bags. However, his balance and leadership remained obvious through each snapshot.
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With the comments of McCoy which now circulates through the NFL circles, the buzz around Sanders is not only the beateur media. This is the wait.
The next step? Prove under the lights.
Sheder Sanders will not be given anything. But if he can reproduce even a shadow of pre-season pre-season or Wilson heroism, McCoy could be proven, and the quarter of Cleveland could become much more complicated.
For Buffaloese fans, the start of the Sheder NFL, this pre-season could be an essential television.
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This story was initially reported by Sports Athlon On June 4, 2025, where he appeared for the first time.
