Shedeur Sanders says he's 100 percent after arm soreness Saturday, thankful to be practicing again

BEREA — The arm soreness was temporary.Shedeur Sanders is back.The rookie quarterback declared himself 100 percent before practice Monday after right arm soreness sidelined him for much of the session Saturday."I'm well, I'm well," he said. "I'm back at practice today, so I'm thankful."Injuries leave QB plans up in air for preseason openerSanders took a full complement of reps, which was important as Kenny Pickett and rookie Dillon Gabriel were limited by hamstring injuries.Sanders, a fifth-round pick out of Colorado, said he experienced similar arm soreness in the past. He attributed it to the start-and-stop nature of training camp practice. That's likely more applicable to him as the fourth quarterback on the depth chart.Sanders has yet to take a rep with the first-team offense, and has taken only a few against the first-team defense. His snaps increased last week with Pickett out of team drills.Browns QB Shedeur Sanders says he will be back practicing today after reporting arm soreness Saturday. He explains how it happened. pic.twitter.com/iZHX5clFT2— Scott Petrak ct (@ScottPetrak) August 4, 2025https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"In college it was often adjusting to starting and stopping, honestly, that's all it truly is," Sanders said. "Sometimes you're going hot, then you'll wait for a second, then you'll get cold, then get back hot, then get cold, and my arm and body wasn't used to that. So it's just an adjustment within the body, within my arm."Training Camp Log, Day 10: Clutch field goals, goodbye to the fans, a Freddie Couples referenceCoach Kevin Stefanski said the soreness was in the shoulder but Sanders is getting treatment and "should be fine.""Obviously he'll look at his process, making sure that his arm's ready to go, but it's nothing more than that," Stefanski said. "We've talked about it. He'll do a great job. He'll stay loose. That's part of that gig."He'll be good to go."Sanders showed maturity by reporting the soreness to the medical staff. He threw in individual drills early Saturday, felt something and was held out of the rest of the practice."It's definitely something in your mind and I always hear my dad's voice in my mind all the time because it's always 'bone or blood,' his motto and his slang with everything," Sanders said, referring to Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. "I want to be productive. I want to give you guys the best work and I want to be at my best at all times."Kenny Pickett still determined to win starting job despite missing time, not being able to scramble with hamstring injurySanders needed to climb a steep learning curve when he arrived. He didn't call plays or huddle at the University of Colorado and had to quicken his decision-making after taking 94 sacks in two seasons.He's gotten better before the snap and has consistently thrown accurately when given time in the pocket."Every day he's out there, he has the opportunity to grow and grow within the offense and get more comfortable," coordinator Tommy Rees said. "Keep coaching him, keep getting him ready to be out there and participate."Browns OC Tommy Rees on development of Shedeur Sanders. pic.twitter.com/bUaMfHA1oB— Scott Petrak ct (@ScottPetrak) August 4, 2025https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSanders was listed No. 4 Monday on the first unofficial depth chart, went fourth in the rotation during seven-on-sevens, third in the first team period and second in the end-of-game situation to finish practice. His best throws were a deep in to receiver Luke Floriea in the two-minute drill and an in to tight end Sal Cannella.He also was the only quarterback to get a turn in the post-practice "Hungry Dawg" period that featured more 11-on-11. He said he doesn't get caught up in which players are with him in the huddle or across the line of scrimmage."I know Friday when the game is, if I'm with twos, if I'm with threes, it don't matter to me," he said. "I'm just ready to get down and get to doing what I could."The preseason opener against the Panthers is Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sanders figures to play a lot regardless of the injuries to others."I haven't been told that yet," he said of his playing time.He knows what he can show."Have you watched me in college? Well, a little bit of that going on," Sanders said. "I'm still the same guy. Nothing happened to me. I'm the same guy. If anything, I'm a little bit stronger mentally, physically, emotionally, and the way I handle different situations."While he's a long shot to win the starting job coming out of training camp, he hasn't been eliminated. And positioning on the depth chart will be important once the season starts."I don't think getting out the mix is even a thought in my mind in any room," Sanders said. "I know I have the utmost standards for myself and I know all I could do is go out there and do what I got to do every day and make as minimal mistakes. And I know it's a long ways to go with everything, and I know I lack experience on this realm and on this level, but one thing I can hang my hat on is in all pressure situations you know who I am."He said his biggest growth has been mentally and not making the same mistakes he did in college. Another factor in his added maturity is Deion going through recent treatment for bladder cancer."It's definitely stay focused mentally," Sanders said. "Dad, he's one person that he'll handle his, we handle what we got to do. So it was something that we really ain't even have no formal conversation about because it was like, y'all need to focus on what y'all could focus on. Y'all can't sit here and feel sorry for me, and then that's affecting y'all doing that."So then you got to be some type of human at some point in the way how I'm doing everything and how I'm handling everything that's thrown at me. You got no choice but to applaud that."During an interview with former teammate and fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin after revealing the cancer diagnosis and treatment, Deion said Shedeur asked him not to visit training camp."Yeah, I told him don't come," Sanders said. "I don't want him coming to see me right now because I want to get to where I want to go, then for him to see me. I don't want him to come and see me get a couple reps and he's cheering like a good dad. Like, nah, you can't be proud of me right now. I got to get to where I'm going."And I know it's a lot I got to do to get there."Browns QB Shedeur Sanders said he told his dad, Deion, not to come to camp. He wants him to wait until Shedeur gets where he's going in development.Also didn't want the distraction at this point. pic.twitter.com/cRxBGw9hva— Scott Petrak ct (@ScottPetrak) August 4, 2025https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe post Shedeur Sanders says he's 100 percent after arm soreness Saturday, thankful to be practicing again first appeared on BrownsZone with Scott Petrak.