Fresh off an impressive 138-yard, two-touchdown performance in the Cleveland Browns’ 30-10 win over the Carolina Panthers last weekend in their preseason opener, fans were likely excited to see what rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders planned to do for an encore in the second week of the preseason.
But as the team has been preparing to play the Philadelphia Eagles Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, Sanders suffered a small injury setback on Wednesday after it was announced he was expected to miss some time with an oblique injury he suffered in joint practices against the Eagles.
“If it’s a right guard, you can play through that,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said, via ESPN. “When it’s a quarterback, you kind of need that muscle to throw. So, unfortunately, going to put him down for a little bit here. We’ll treat it day-to-day and see how it responds. But [we] want to be smart because he’s a thrower — you can’t push that thing.”
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While no initial timetable was given on exactly how much time Sanders would miss, Browns fans got some encouraging news about when they could expect to see Sanders back on Friday evening courtesy of NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
“Shedeur Sanders will not play (Saturday) against the Eagles because of that oblique injury that knocked him out of practice on Wednesday,” Pelissero reported. “However, I am told there is cautious optimism that Sanders could return to practice next week and be able to play in the preseason finale.
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“Officially, the Browns are calling him day-to-day, and they’ve got just one of many injury issues in that quarterback room,” Pelissero added.
Sanders is the latest in a long line of injuries that have ravaged Cleveland’s QB room.
While presumed Week 1 starter Joe Flacco has been fortunate to make it through the first two weeks of training camp unscathed, both Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel have both been hampered by hamstring injuries.
Pickett won’t play against the Eagles, but there is optimism Gabriel, who threw for 3,857 yards, 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions at Oregon last season, could be healthy enough to get the start.
“They’re hoping Dillon Gabriel is going to wake up feeling good enough (Saturday) that he can go out and start and make his debut after his own hamstring injuries,” Pelissero continued. “If not and all else fails, then it’s going to be a whole lot of Tyler ‘Snoop’ Huntley against the Eagles.”
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