There is nothing like preseason to get fans excited about Cleveland Browns football. Sadly, that used to be true but, given everything the franchise has put fans through, the hype around the preseason really was about QB Shedeur Sanders and not much else. The Browns finished preseason with a 3-0 record; whether that means anything to you depends on a lot of things.
Veteran starting QB Joe Flacco and rookie QB Dillon Gabriel looked good while Sanders struggled a bit. While the Los Angeles Rams played
almost no one of note, Cleveland had a number of players show their value.
After the game, HC Kevin Stefanski was asked about whether Sanders showed enough to make the team. His response was unsurprising but notable:
A fifth-round pick, after a trade up, Sanders making the roster was all but certain before training camp even began.
The most interesting statement from Stefanski was that he announced, with the permission of GM Andrew Berry, that undrafted free agent DT Adin Huntington had made the team’s initial 53-man roster with his stellar preseason performance:
An undrafted free agent out of Tulane, Huntington is undersized but very athletic as he’s shown both on kickoff coverage, on the defensive line and lining up as a fullback to start the game against the Rams.
Berry and Stefanski have to put together the team’s initial 53-man roster by Tuesday afternoon. The GM shared his thoughts on keeping four quarterbacks and which positions it could impact during the broadcast Saturday afternoon.
Does Stefanski announcing Huntington making the roster surprise you?
