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NFL Preseason

Let’s get this out of the way: There is no conspiracy theory against Shedeur Sanders. The Cleveland Browns are not out to ruin his career or set him up to fail.

The Browns are simply treating him like a fifth-round rookie and the fourth quarterback on their depth chart. Nothing more, nothing less.

One thing I’ve come to realize since the conclusion of the NFL Draft is that Sanders has a legion of fans unlike anything I’ve previously experienced. The Browns have had high-profile quarterbacks in the past with ardent supporters — Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson, for example. When the radio station in Norman, Okla., began carrying Browns games during Mayfield’s rookie season, I thought it was charming. Mayfield was and still is wildly popular around Oklahoma’s campus.