Shedeur Sanders isn't worried about feelings.
The Cleveland Browns quarterback ruffled some feathers earlier this week not with what he said, but for what wasn't said, about the New Orleans Saints defense ahead of their Week 9 meeting.
Sanders was asked by CBS Sports' AJ Ross about the Saints using his press conference as motivation for the game and whether his comments were taken out of context.
"Everything I do up to this point is taken out of context," Sanders said. "I can’t be one to care what people say. I would never disrespect or ever talk down to another opponent or another team. That's just another trick in the media they use.
"However they feel they feel, I don’t care how they feel."
"Everything I do up to this point is taken out of context
... I would never disrespect or ever talk down another opponent or another team." - Browns QB Shedeur Sanders to @AJRoss_TV on his remarks earlier this week pic.twitter.com/DytE6UGwrZ
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 8, 2026
Sanders got the opportunity to start his first game of the season in Week 9 after Deshaun Watson was placed into the NFL's concussion protocol. While Watson cleared the protocol before Nov. 8, he was listed as an inactive after being unable to practice in advance of the game.
That meant Sanders had some time to get ready for his first start of his second season. On Nov. 4, he was asked about preparing for the Saints and what he saw in those studies.
The 24-year-old wasn't willing to reveal what he noticed in the film.
"Yeah, I've seen a lot," Sanders told reporters. "When I smile, just know that means something. I'm maturing, you know what I'm saying? I'm maturing. Like, I could have gave that a decent answer, but now I'm just going to smile."
It remains to be seen who will be smiling when the game ends.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Shedeur Sanders responds to Saints, saying 'I don't care how they feel'
