Shedeur Sanders confronts Browns reporter over 'negative' coverage after stellar preseason debut

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Shedeur Sanders had quite the start to his NFL career, and much like his father did, he wasn’t shy about calling out a reporter afterward. 

Sanders threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns in his Cleveland Browns preseason debut against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night, which became the talk of the football world. 

In a YouTube video posted by his brother, Deion Sanders Jr., Shedeur was seen confronting one of the Browns’ best reporters, ESPN’s Tony Grossi, at Bank of America Stadium. It wasn’t a nasty interaction, though Sanders was sarcastic with the reporter. 

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) throws against the Carolina Panthers during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. (Scott Kinser/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"Tony, I be hoping you have something positive to say about me," Sanders said to Grossi. "You only say negative stuff about me. And I’m like, ‘I ain’t do nothing to you.’ I ain’t see nothing positive that you ever say."

Grossi’s response wasn’t audible, though they shared a laugh afterward. 

"What I do? What’d I do to you?" Sanders said as he walked away. 

Grossi’s thoughts on Sanders were heard on ESPN Cleveland after the game. 

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"I thought Shedeur was outstanding," Grossi said. 

He also wrote that Sanders had "put the pressure on QB2 Kenny Pickett and QB3 Dillon Gabriel to get healthy and perform next week."

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #12 of the Cleveland Browns, walks out the tunnel prior to