Sanders Shines in Browns QB Battle

0:00It's April 21st. This is NFL News Today, your AI-powered source for everything in a film. Cleveland Browns just kicked off minicamp, and the quarterback competition is heating up right away. Shadour Sanders is stepping in year 2, with a fresh mindset, battling it out with the Shawn Watson in third-round pick Gabriel from last year. New coach Todd Munkin is mixing up the reps, giving Sanders the most overall, but switching by drill. Sanders got drafted in the fifth round after Gabriel, while Watson wraps up his $230 million deal that's been a total bust. Just. 19 starts in four seasons. Watson's been sideline by back-to-back Achilles tears, last one in rehab, after missing all of last year on the unable-to-perform list. Sanders sounds locked in, saying he controls what he can and crediting Munkin for speaking life into him during off-season talks. Last season, he was fourth on the depth chart, but started the final seven games, hitting 56% of passes

1:00with seven touchdowns and 10. Picks, the Browns snag three wins there. Their mentorship buy from last year stays solid as both chase bigger roles. Munkin liked how all three led on day one, no one looking lost, and plans to keep rotating reps through voluntary organized team activities starting. Mid-May, then mandatory minicamp in June. Gold is naming a starter early and late July training camp. This renewed energy in Berea could spark something real for Cleveland's offense. Keep watching how Sanders elevates.