Overview

• Shedeur Sanders hosted the Garden Valley Fun Fest on July 16 to aid families traumatized by the June 23 Rainbow Terrace Apartments fire that destroyed 44 units and displaced more than 120 residents.
• At the festival, he told attendees that “this is more important than football” and said he would focus on the season only after the community event concluded.
• After beginning spring practices with the fourth-team offense, Sanders impressed coaches in late-spring drills and has since earned higher-quality reps during training camp.
• Local authorities have rehoused most displaced residents and the cause of the Rainbow Terrace fire remains under investigation.
• FanDuel Sportsbook lists Sanders at +870 odds to start Week 1, making him a longshot in Cleveland’s four-way quarterback competition against Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.