Browns' Shedeur Sanders, Jerry Jeudy Minimize Heated Sideline Exchange Vs. 49ers: 'everything’s Good'

A heated sideline exchange between Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Pro Bowl receiver Jerry Jeudy occurred in the heat of the moment.

They assured reporters Wednesday that there aren't any hard feelings.

"We resolved that. We're not going to speak on that," Sanders said of the animated conversation that was shown by CBS cameras at the beginning of the fourth quarter of the Browns' 26-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers this past weekend.

The broadcast captured Jeudy clapping his hands and speaking animatedly while he and Sanders went over a play on the sideline. Sanders then got up and pointed to the tablet while responding. Seemingly disagreeing with Sanders, Jeudy once again expressed himself with his hands and his words. 

Sanders ultimately appeared to shake his head as the two parted ways.

Jeudy, who has just 35 receptions through 12 games after piling up a career-high 90 catches in his first season with the Browns, admitted he could have gone about hashing out the play in a different manner.

"I’d probably talk to him off-camera,” Jeudy said. "That’s probably what I would have done differently. Of course I’m going to speak my mind and say what I see out there. But it is what it is. ... Me and Shedeur good. Stuff like that happens. Y’all going to make it bigger than what it is because the media — that’s what y’all feed off of, negativity.

"But it is what it is. This is the life we live. We move on from it. And I live in real life. What happens around this locker room, that’s real. Not what’s going on on social media and everything. So me and Shedeur good, everything’s good."

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said in his Monday news conference that the interaction had been addressed internally, as reported by ESPN.

"Football is an emotional sport," Stefanski said, via ESPN, "and certainly when you're a family like we are, you can have your disagreements. Sometimes they're for everybody to see. Sometimes it's behind closed doors. But like a family, we move on, we talk about it, so not worried about it."

In the two games Sanders has started this season, Jeudy has been targeted seven times and reeled in four passes for 65 yards. That said, he fumbled at the end of his 39-yard catch-and-run during the second quarter of a 24-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Jeudy has scored only one touchdown this season. His 421 receiving yards pale in comparison to the 1,229 he posted last season. Plus, he has recorded eight drops, per Pro Football Focus.

"It’s very frustrating,” Jeudy said, when asked about his drop-off in production one year removed from earning his first Pro Bowl nod. “But you only can control what you can control and do what you need to do. That’s it."

The Browns' offense is a work-in-progress. With a revolving door at quarterback, continuity has been hard to come by.

Sanders explained Wednesday that gaining trust with his receivers will help him get the ball out quicker. Holding the ball too long has been one of his biggest struggles across his first three regular-season appearances. He has taken six sacks. Last week, he registered an average time to throw of 3.37 seconds, the second-longest among qualifying Week 13 quarterbacks, per Next Gen Stats.

"Sometimes, I look for the big play, you know? And I do that when I feel like I’m pressing, when I feel like we need to get a spark," Sanders said. "So that’s something I review within myself, and I know in those situations, I can’t do that at certain times."

But trust usually comes through repetition, a luxury Sanders didn't have as he sat behind fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel and 40-year-old Joe Flacco most of the season. 

Sanders, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, didn't start receiving reps with Cleveland's first-team offense until he was named the starter in Week 12.

"The hardest thing in this game and right now is having trust, having trust in everybody," Sanders said. "Certain movements, certain things, it's so detailed, and that's how I play very comfortably. That's how I get in my comfort zone, that's how I get in my bag, that's how I'm able to do that.

"It's different because this is a different year. It's not a traditional way. It's not a traditional situation, and that's OK because it's a challenge. And I know we're going to be able to overcome the challenge. But it just expedites everything. You just go out there and take risks. It is what it is."