Despite Shedeur Sanders‘ great performance in Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, the Cleveland Browns suffered their tenth loss of the season, falling 29-31.
Despite this, the 23-year-old quarterback’s numbers surprised more than a few fans, who are excited about a strange coincidence in Shedeur’s career that he shares with seven-time champion Tom Brady.
Is Sanders the reincarnation of TB12?
During the game, the rookie quarterback completed 23 of 42 passes for 364 yards and scored four touchdowns (three passing and one rushing). This did not go unnoticed by Ball Boy podcast member Luca Barbu.
According to the podcaster, Sanders’ stats in his third start have only been matched by one other quarterback in NFL history, also in his third start: Tom Brady.
But that’s not the only thing they have in common. In addition to sharing the number 12 on their jerseys, Tom and Shedeur earned their starting positions with their respective teams only when the starting quarterbacks (Drew Bledsoe and Dillon Gabriel, respectively) suffered concussions. “You cannot deny that this is rare air,” Barbu said.
Furthermore, Brady and Sanders were not selected in the first round, but in the sixth. The former Colorado Buffaloes player was selected by the Browns with the 144th pick, and Brady fell to 199th, when he was finally selected by the New England Patriots.
However, the difference here is that, unlike Tom, Deion Sanders’ son was shaping up to be one of the top picks, receiving national coverage from early on. So his fall caused quite a stir. Meanwhile, TB12 didn’t even start until his second year in the league, in 2001, and it wasn’t until Week 3 that Brady was still not a starter, but when he did, he had Antowain Smith and Troy Brown, who undoubtedly made his job easier.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that, although both have some things in common, their situations, games, and even personalities are completely different. However, it is these coincidences that continue to surprise and excite fans.
Now, Shedeur and the Browns (3-10) will face the Chicago Bears (9-4) on December 14 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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