Shedeur Sanders 'thankful' after going through Browns' rookie minicamp

Shedeur Sanders posted a photo of himself with his teammates at Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp on Sunday as he began his NFL journey in hopes of making the final roster this year Sanders and Dillon Gabriel are just two of five quarterbacks on the roster Both players were selected during the NFL Draft They joined Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett as the functioning players on the roster Deshaun Watson is expected to miss the entire season after he re-ruptured his Achilles in the offseason CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe Browns No pick Mason Graham also participated in minicamp over the weekend Thankful for every performer apart of our Rookie minicamp Great relationships was made during our time together Sanders wrote on X Sanders was the last participant to leave the field on Friday according to The Athletic He tried to draw any attention away from the highly publicized draft slide that saw him go from a projected No overall pick to a fifth-round selection However he vowed that he was going to have a similar story much like his mentor Tom Brady SHILO SANDERS IMPRESSING BUCCANEERS DURING ROOKIE MINICAMP 'HE S VERY INTELLIGENT'The New England Patriots picked Brady No in the draft He was thrust into the starting role in when Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury He turned into a record-setting quarterback with seven Super Bowl titles My story s going to be similar he disclosed I was a late-round draft pick but we re here now so none of that stuff matters That just mattered on that day and I m just excited to be here and ready to work As the days and weeks go on by the real work begins Sanders has an uphill climb to become the company s starting quarterback Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter