Shedeur Sanders' coach declines to give clarity on quarterback's standing after stunning preseason debut

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Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not offer much clarity on Shedeur Sanders' future role with the team after the quarterback's big preseason debut Friday night. 

Sanders became the talk of the sports world with two touchdown passes against the Panthers, earning the praise of LeBron James and other sports stars, including South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley. 

But Stefanski did not indicate whether the performance would result in Sanders getting a promotion on the depth chart. Sanders has been buried at fourth behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel. 

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders throws against the Carolina Panthers during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. (Scott Kinser/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"We need to get through the next couple of days from an injury standpoint and see where everybody is," Stefanski told reporters Saturday when asked about Sanders' role. 

"I’m really focused on all of our quarterbacks’ development and every single one of these reps last night, how important they are. So, that’s what I’m focused on more than anything."

Stefanski added that Sanders can "clean up" some aspects of his performance.

"We have a standard for that position and really every position, but certainly the quarterback position. There's a standard by which we play and how we play and how we operate and how we take care of the football and those type of things," Stefanski said. 

"There are things that Shedeur can clean up, he will clean up. But, by and large, I thought the operation