The Cleveland Browns put Shedeur Sanders into the mix Sunday, and things didn’t go well. And Cam Newton claimed Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski doesn’t want Shedeur Sanders to succeed for the team, according to Newton’s oddly worded comments on First Take, via YouTube.
Apparently, Newton debunks anything Stefanski says about Sanders.
“I do not think Kevin Stefanski wants Shedeur Sanders to succeed in Cleveland,” Newton said. “The reason being is, don’t tell me what he said, don’t tell me what he’s saying. I’m going off of actions. Let’s go off actions. The actions is, if I’m Shedeur, or I’m a Shedeur Sanders fan, I would not want him to take the field because that’s going to consistently be the display we’re going to see.”
Newton took exception to the preparation level of Sanders, who was forced into action against the Ravens because of an injury to starter Dillon Gabriel.
“You plan for the what-ifs in this league,” Newton said. “You don’t know if you’re going to have your quarterback. What about Joe Burrow? So for him to not have any reps, for him to have this be his first time he’s taking team reps where individuals don’t even know your snap count or your cadence? That is like yo bro, what are we doing here?”
It’s really a confusing stance for Newton to take. Is he legitimately saying he thinks Stefanski would tank his own coaching career just to keep Sanders from having NFL success in Cleveland? That doesn’t seem to touch the surface of common sense.
If Newton wants to criticize Stefanski for not giving Sanders first-team reps, he could do it without saying, “I do not think Kevin Stefanski wants Shedeur Sanders to succeed in Cleveland.”
That statement makes no sense whatsoever for a league where wins and losses are everything for a coach’s career.
And if what Newton said had even a salt pebble of validity, why would Stefanski give Sanders first-team reps this week? Here is what Stefanski said about his starting quarterback — which
“The starter gets the vast majority, obviously, if not the entire majority,” Stefanski said. “We trust our players. Shedeur is putting in great work on the field, in the meeting room. He’ll be better w/reps that he’s getting.”
Dallas Cowboys’ star CeeDee Lamb added a major milestone to his fast-growing and impressive résumé on Monday Night Football, cementing himself deeper into Cowboys history during the team’s matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Entering Week 11, the Cowboys were desperate to snap out of their shaky season skid at 3-5-1, and Lamb was once again expected to anchor the offense’s rhythm alongside signal caller Dak Prescott.
Before kickoff, Lamb sat at 531 career receptions, tied with franchise icon Dez Bryant. However, the tie didn’t last long, and with 14:51 remaining in the second quarter, Prescott hit Lamb wide open in the end zone for an 18-yard score, marked Lamb’s first catch of the night, and the moment that pushed him ahead of Bryant for third-most receptions in Cowboys history.
NFL+ captured the moment on X, posting, “CeeDee Lamb passes Dez Bryant for the 3rd-most receptions in Cowboys franchise history (532).”
What makes the feat more impressive is the pace of this feat, as Lamb reached 532 receptions in just 88 games, far quicker than Bryant’s 133. He now trails only Michael Irvin (750) and Jason Witten (1,215), both Dallas legends who defined eras of Cowboys football.
His touchdown also carried another layer of intrigue. According to Dallas Cowboys Public Relations, the score marked his 40th career receiving touchdown:
“With that 18-yard touchdown reception, CeeDee Lamb reached 40 career receiving touchdowns. He is the third-fastest Cowboys player to reach 40 touchdown receptions, behind only Bob Hayes (48 games) and Dez Bryant (59 games).”
When the Cowboys opened their first offensive series without Lamb or George Pickens on the field, there was only one pertinent question in viewers’ minds: why? Soon after the game, head coach Brian Schottenheimer explained the decision, saying both players were benched due to minor issues during the week.
According to The Athletic’s Jon Machota, Schottenheimer briefed during the post-game press conference that “there were ‘a couple things missed’ by both Lamb and Pickens going into the game.”
Despite the slow start, Dallas rolled to a 33-16 win, pushing the team to 4-5-1 ahead of a crucial NFC East matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12.