The notion that the Browns are in some way sabotaging the career of quarterback Shedeur Sanders is laughable. That said, the Browns do at times seem to be ambivalent at best about their fifth-round rookie.

After Sanders made an impressive preseason debut, the sideline exchange between Sanders and G.M. Andrew Berry was a tad awkward . Sanders was excited. Berry was measured.

After Sanders became the first Browns rookie quarterback to win his first start since 1995 (when the Ravens were the Browns), Sanders didn’t get a game ball.

Now, as Sanders prepares to attempt to become the franchise’s first rookie quarterback to win his first two starts since 1950, the message from the team is equivocal and hesitant.

Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, in a very early drop of a Sunday Splash! rep

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