Misunderstood Shedeur Sanders opens up on public perception as Browns QB: ‘Why would people think this?’

Shedeur Sanders hasn't been in the spotlight this season due to the Browns' 3-1 start with Deshaun Watson as Cleveland's starter, and it sounds like he's fine with taking a backseat to media scrutiny for the first time in his career.

In a wide-ranging interview this week with Cosmopolitan that was conducted earlier this summer, Sanders said he's still coming to grips with being routinely misjudged by the public.

"I wish people understood me more as a human being," Sanders said. "I don't think a lot of people really know me. I'm just now starting to understand that. You hear a lot of things online, but every encounter I have in person, people end up saying, 'Oh, wow, he's actually a great guy.' Why would you think I'm a bad guy?

"So I've been looking at things a lot more lately, like, 'Why would people think this?' It's not something I'm going to put (solely) on myself, but I do want to fix that. I want to connect with more people, so they can meet me and see the truth."

Sanders told the magazine he "lives" in his own world and can't remember the last time he has looked at…

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