The Browns received unfortunate news in the early hour of this morning when rookie fifth-round quarterback Shedeur Sanders was pulled over for allegedly driving 101 mph in a 60-mph zone. Sanders was issued a citation, which he can fight in court or pay for with a fine, according to the breaking report from Emily Smith and Peggy and Ed Gallek of the Fox 8 I-Team.
Aside from the potential danger of driving at such speeds, what’s so unfortunate about all of this for Cleveland is that it comes on the heels of Sanders falling in an historic way in the 2025 NFL Draft from a projected top-10 pick to Day 3. One of the main reasons cited by the teams that passed on him time and time again was character concerns. There were concerns about his maturity having only ever been coached by his father, and several teams were reportedly turned off by his behavior in pre-draft interviews.
Ultimately, this is just one mistake, but it’s one that will hit Sanders’ pockets a bit harder after he failed to secure first-round money. Though there are many who believe he could be a starter for the team this year, we continue to see reports that he and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel are working behind veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett for backup roles. If Sanders has any intentions of leading the Browns offense on Sundays, he’ll need to avoid mistakes such as these that only seem to validate his fall in the draft.
Here are a few other rumors coming out of The Land:
- In an online Q&A this past weekend, ESPN’s Tony Grossi claimed there was a high likelihood that Cleveland adds another wide receiver to the team before the start of the year. Zac Jackson of The Athletic agreed with this sentiment, saying how in offseason workouts so far, Jerry Jeudy has been leaps and bounds above the rest of a group that doesn’t seem to be inspiring much confidence. Of course, this group does not include Cedric Tillman or Michael Woods II at the moment as both are sidelined with minor injuries. While Grossi suggested both players should feel pressure to get back on the field soon, Jackson called Tillman a “locked-in starter” if healthy. Regardless, barring a breakout training camp performance by one of the current crew, the Browns will likely still be interested in adding a receiver in the weeks leading up to the regular season.
- In a later breakdown of the team’s pass catchers, Jackson noted that, despite the impressive start he’s shown thus far, rookie third-round tight end Harold Fannin is seen as more of a long-term project than an immediate plug-and-play. The NCAA’s leader in receptions and receiving yards last year, Fannin holds versatile potential to play in an H-back role, in the slot, or in-line, but Njoku is still going to be the go-to receiving tight end in 2025. Increased two-tight end sets would give Fannin more opportunities on the field, but in order to be the second tight end in those sets, he’ll need to earn the coaches’ trust as a blocker, an area in which he has plenty of room for improvement.
- Following charges of simple assault and harassment levied at linebacker Devin Bush in May, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal gave us an update on the proceedings. Bush appeared in front of a judge earlier this month and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Now, he’ll have a formal arraignment on the morning of July 18 at which point he’ll enter a plea on the charges against him.
Those “Sanders’ drop in the draft is proof of obvious racism” takes have aged like milk.
If you’ve never driven 100 mph at some point in your life, buy a better car
He’s currently 4th in a high profile 4 man competition for 3 jobs after falling in the draft because of serious concerns about his maturity and discipline.
If you don’t understand the difference between that and you joy riding in a Chevy Cavalier…?
This is nothing. I don’t think you realize how easy it is to go 100 in a very fast vehicle. This has nothing to do with where he’s at on the depth chart. I could care less. He’s making the team. So is Gabriel. They will most likely carry 4 on the active roster. It’s already been reported that they will.
So, you are saying the guy who fell in the draft (to the tune of millions) over maturity and discipline and entitlement concerns shouldn’t worry about run ins with the law weeks later because he should assume he’s already made the team…?
Run ins with the law? Haha. It’s a speeding ticket. You must be pretty old
I know you are used to much more serious crime from much more loathesome people from the Cleveland Browns so you must be stuck on felony mode.
Try to switch all the way over to “don’t play into the narratives against you after it already cost you 8 figures” mode, if possible.
There’s a big difference between going a few miles over the speed limit and going over a 100 MPH.
Doesn’t take much for something to go wrong on the road.
Apparently you don’t drive on expressway. Most people are going 80. If his last name wasn’t Sanders, this wouldn’t even be reported. I don’t remember any other players having articles written about them for getting a speeding ticket unless it involves an accident or Dui
If his last name wasn’t Sanders he would probably be taking the bus.
He took a pay cut to go to the NFL. He’s an NFL quarterback. This is nothing. It’s like jaywalking. Don’t be a hater. You really should change your username. That’s the dumbest one I’ve ever heard.
You’re a grown man spending all of your time defending another grown man that doesn’t even know that you exist.
Spend more time hunting deer.
“If his last name wasn’t Sanders, this wouldn’t even be reported.”
OK…you have accidentally started driving down the right road…let’s see if we can GPS you the rest of the way…
But his name IS Sanders and this (and things like it) WILL be reported.
Given that fact, coupled with his draft slide…should he be mindful to NOT let things like this happen…?
Or no, he should just do whatever he wants whenever he wants regardless of how it will impact his life and career…?
Henry Ruggs got a speeding ticket 🤷🏻♂️
Miles Garrett, their best player for years, literally had been cited multiple times for going over a hundred before he had his accident a few years ago. But you know the I told you so crowd needed some fuel for their fire. He’s all hippity hop with that jewelry on being flashy. He’s a thug that drives fast cars, lol.
I’m probably younger than you and think his behavior is a serious problem and shows a lack of maturity.
Haha. You must drive Ford Focus
@deer – speeding ticket is when you’re ~10-15 over the limit. He was over 40. That’s just flat out stupidity for a kid his age. It’s arrogant.
Not even that. Dude from the NBA was going a hundred in a Kia, lol. People in these comments acting like stern parents sound stupid faking concern about this when they just want to get their Sanders hate takes off again.
So speeding is a maturity issue, lol? So is Miles Garrett immature? Was Lamar Jackson immature at the same age when he got cited for it. It wasn’t a DUI, buddy. It was a speeding ticket. Stop being weird.
I would be quite certain that you are both just trolling and pretending to miss the obvious point if I weren’t so certain that you are not…
You don’t have a point. No one is trolling. We’re just wondering why you’re being weird about speeding. It wasn’t a DUI. You know, the actual thing you should be worried about. If we get concerned about every young person driving fast, we better close the roads down. You and the others faking the concern on this just sound stupid is all.
None of my comments have passed judgement on speeding but I’m aware your synapses lack the voltage to understand that and it’s clear you aren’t going to understand regardless of how much further effort is put into trying to get you to understand, it’s all good.
Enjoy.
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He definitely needs to slow down, but people acting like he got a DUI and just wasn’t speeding need to get a grip. Young men with fast cars drive fast. That’s kind of how life goes. People drive fast all the time, and that’s the thrill of it for young people. It’s not a rich thing; it’s not an entitlement thing. It’s just how it is. A shift manager at McDonald’s is driving fast if they can because that’s how young people are at that age, they feel invincible. This is one of the reasons I hate the media. I remember Lamar Jackson had something similar early in his career where he was speeding and got cited. Get a grip weirdos.
Browns gonna Brown, all the way around lol
Amari cooper?
Sometimes I wonder if Goodell called the Browns and told them they had to draft Sanders. Like the league could not afford him going undrafted.
If so, what did the league offer the Browns to do so?
Their annual top 5 pick.
It always cracks me up how the only time race is brought into things is when the player is so bad or so flawed that their defenders can only grasp at straws like imagined racism.
Who brought up race? The current President defended him, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say he most definitely didn’t bring up race. So you have to tell me who brought it up except the usual race-baiting suspects trying to preempt being called racists when absolutely no one was even thinking about it. It was more about him getting penalized for who his dad is.
It’s time for Tillman to step up and become a true #2.
Daddy will pay the ticket. he learns nothing and will do it again
If he wasn’t a Sanders he’d probably be dealing with impound fees at this point.
To underline how weird the people fainting over this are being, Zach Edey, a guy from the NBA, just got tagged with the exact same thing in Indiana, driving 101 in a 55. Hell, my wife got tagged with it a few months ago driving through Nevada. Ooh, I guess she’s immature despite being a businesswoman and mother, lol. Stop being weirdos. No alcohol or drugs were involved. People drive fast. Get a grip, people. Otherwise, we might need you weirdos to stay in the house away from the rest of us law busting heathens, lmao.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson issued an apology on Wednesday for recording and posting a video that showed him driving at 105 miles per hour.
In a video recording taken on his cell phone, Jackson appeared to be excessively speeding without wearing a seatbelt. The video was removed from Jackson’s Instagram on Wednesday.
“I made a bad decision and will set a better example going forward,” Jackson tweeted.
Browns star Myles Garrett was believed to be speeding at the time of his crash and was issued a citation by police, TMZ Sports reported on Thursday.
And Garrett has been cited for speeding at least six times before he was involved in a single-car crash earlier this week that landed him in the hospital, according to court records obtained by WKYC.
The 26-year-old defensive end was driving back from the Browns’ facility on Monday when he swerved to avoid an animal on the road, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. He wound up overcorrecting and ended up flipping his car multiple times.
WKYC reported that Garrett has been pulled over for speeding at least six times since joining the Browns as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. In several of those instances, Garrett was driving over 100 miles per hour, the records show.
Almost exactly a year prior to the date of this week’s crash – between Sept. 24 and 25 in 2021 – Garrett was pulled over twice in a 24-hour period, first for driving 120 MPH and then for going 105. Per the report, he was fined $267 and $287 for the citations.
In another instance in May 2020, he was cited for going 100 MPH in a 65 zone, and was also charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle and violating a turn signal. He pled guilty to speeding and had the other charges dropped, paying another fine of $308.
WEST POINT, Ind. — NBA player and former Purdue basketball star Zach Edey has been charged with reckless driving after reportedly driving over 100 mph on an Indiana state road last month.
Edey, who started at center last season as a rookie for the Memphis Grizzlies, was issued a citation on May 1 after an Indiana State Trooper reportedly saw him speeding through Tippecanoe County. He now faces misdemeanor speeding and reckless driving charges.
Court documents detail how an ISP trooper pulled over a white 2023 Kia Sorento around 7 p.m. after seeing the car heading southbound on State Road 25 in West Point. Radar reportedly showed that the car was moving at 101 mph in a posted 55 mph zone.
Police say the Kia passed the trooper at 96 mph and continued through the County Road 800 South intersection. The trooper followed the car and pulled the driver over.
The trooper identified the driver as Zachry C. Edey, a then-22-year-old Memphis resident with a Tennessee driver’s license. Edey told the trooper he was “trying to pass a vehicle” and offered no other explanation for driving so fast.
Edey was then issued a citation and summons for an appearance in Tippecanoe County Court. Online court records show an initial hearing in his case is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 23 in front of Judge Michael A. Morrissey.
A police report from the interaction says that the 7’4″, 300-pound Edey was then released from the scene without incident and not taken to jail. The whole interaction reportedly lasted less than 20 minutes.
I could do this all day and do it with regular people on top of that. Stop being weird. Just be glad nothing bad happened so you could get on here and post your fake rest in peace or get better soon posts, which are just as annoying as these fake concern posts. Jerome Brown was speeding when he got killed. Dražen Petrofic was speeding when he got killed. Plenty of people speed and nothing happens to them. Cars go fast, and young people like to push it. Just be glad when the latter is the case and stop making it out to be more than what it is.