{"id":57380,"date":"2025-08-09T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/57380\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:26:07","slug":"shedeur-sanders-confronts-reporter-after-nfl-preseason-debut-vs-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/57380\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders confronts reporter after NFL preseason debut vs. Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shedeur Sanders had time<\/a> on Friday night \u2013 some of it in the pocket, but maybe more of it after the game.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Sanders’ positive debut vs. the Carolina Panthers<\/a>, the rookie quarterback caught up with Cleveland-based reporter and radio personality Tony Grossi. Sanders appeared to take issue with Grossi’s negative slant towards him.<\/p>\n

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In the tunnels of Bank of America Stadium, Sanders addressed Grossi directly, and called out his coverage. And he did it with a smile on:<\/p>\n

“Tony, I be hoping you have something positive to say about me,” Sanders tells Grossi in the video (via Well Off Media<\/a>). “You only say negative stuff about me. And I’m like, ‘I ain’t do nothing to you.'”<\/p>\n

“Come on, what I do? What’d I do to you, Tony?”<\/p>\n

Sanders kept a smile on throughout the short-lived conversation and he and the reporter shared a little bit of a laugh before the passer headed into the locker room.<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time that Sanders has confronted a perceived detractor in a public setting. In 2024, the then-Colorado Buffaloes quarterback caught up with Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and refused to shake his hand<\/a> following a 43-35 Colorado victory.<\/p>\n

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Sanders finished 14-of-23 passing with 138 yards and two touchdowns in the Browns<\/a> win. He played almost three entire quarters and showcased skill that led some draft analysts to believe he should have been a Day 1 selection.<\/p>\n

With more performances like he had on Friday night, Sanders may find himself speaking with plenty more critics in the coming weeks, months or years.<\/p>\n

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