The hype surrounding Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has intensified since his impressive preseason debut last week.

Sanders, fourth on the team’s depth chart, started in Carolina after quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel were ruled out with hamstring injuries, and veteran Joe Flacco sat out, as planned.

Sanders played nearly three quarters in last Friday's 30-10 win, completing 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two TD passes.

Ideastream Public Media’s sports commentator Terry Pluto said he’s never seen a rookie generate so much widespread attention.

“Sanders is like, you know, a rock star or a rap star, that, his fans are fanatical," Pluto said. "And if you write something kind of remotely negative about his performance or whatever, they come out and email you and

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