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By Cameron Kiszla
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is in a tight competition with Deshaun Watson for the starting role, but he's having to do some damage control with the media.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Sanders began by saying sorry to reporters for his last press conference.
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"First, I want to apologize for how things was last time I came up here before you all,” Sanders said, as shown in video shared by Ashly Holder of Cleveland 19 News. "I dislike when it’s a lot of separation. When something gets between the team and people get painted a certain way and all this different type of stuff. That’s where I get frustrated, and I shut down. Because it just doesn’t help us win. ... I feel drained when I express myself to people and places and cameras when it’s not received and taken the right way, or like we’re trying to divide the team or anything like that. So, I was trying to preserve my energy from going in depth with a lot of things.”
It's a startling admission from the typically brash quarterback, and it's even more interesting because, as Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing reports, Sanders didn't do or say anything out of the ordinary when he last addressed reporters almost two weeks ago.
The most likely possibility is what he said when asked about the competition with Watson, a question he sidestepped.
“Next question,” Sanders answered. “I answered this question a thousand times, we focus on ourselves and what we do and what we need to do to get better each and every day. That's just something y'all think about and y'all care about."
In that press conference, Sanders briefly appears a little frustrated by the question, but as he begins speaking, he puts on a large smile.
There's no yelling or insults, so it's hard to say why Sanders felt compelled to apologize to reporters. He answered questions for another five minutes after that on a variety of topics.
That said, for a player often accused of having attitude issues, showing some contrition to the press is certainly a way to rebuild bridges with the media and, by extension, improve your relationship with the fans.
Only time will tell, though, if Sanders has truly turned over a new leaf.
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