Eric Dickerson Rips Browns as “Horrible” and Calls for Shedeur Sanders Exit: A Bombshell Take Tracked by Told-From-Airport

Hey, I’m Riley Carter, and yes, I’m the millennial who mutters “spill the tea” under their breath while sipping cold brew at LAX. A new blast lands in the NFL rumor mill as Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson unloads about the Cleveland Browns and the young quarterback they drafted this spring. In a conversation captured at the airport, Dickerson paints a scathing portrait of a franchise he says has a track record of “messing up QBs,” and his preferred ending is a bold one: move Shedeur Sanders out of Cleveland before it goes any further. The veteran tailback insists the Browns are “a bad football team,” and he believes they didn’t want Sanders in the first place, going so far as to say he wishes the organization would cut the 23-year-old Deion Sanders son so he can land with a team that actually gives him a fair shot. That claim, while nothing but opinion in the moment, comes with the kind of bluntness that makes you lean in and check the calendar for receipts.

Dickerson’s face-to-face with TMZ Sports at LAX produced a cascade of quotable lines. He didn’t mince words about Kevin Stefanski or the Browns’ QB development chessboard, suggesting the coach didn’t want Sanders to begin with and even implying that Cleveland should consider a different leadership move, potentially including a coaching shakeup. “I hate to see him there,” Dickerson said about Shedeur Sanders, underscoring a stubborn belief that the Browns’ environment is poison for a rookie’s growth. He doubles down on his stance from earlier in the week, reiterating a claim he floated that the NFL allegedly told teams not to draft the ex-Colorado signal-caller. He frames this as a systemic misstep, echoing Mel Kiper’s famously stark remark about the situation and casting Sanders’s draft moment as a “never seen anything like this” anomaly for the league.

The interview also dips into other hot topics, including whether Sanders would have preferred to sit behind Lamar Jackson rather than sprint into a barbed setup in Cleveland. Dickerson calls that narrative BS, but his rhetoric is a reminder that draft decisions in real life often collide with public perception, ownership expectations, and the players’ own ambitions. The conversation doesn’t stop at Sanders and the Browns; Dickerson tosses in takes on the Rams, Saquon Barkley, and Derrick Henry, which adds a broader flavor of a veteran voice weighing in on multiple franchises, even as his main critique centers on a team that messed with a young passer who could have benefited elsewhere.

What makes this moment work as a story is the timing and the delivery: a single, widely watched airport interview that functions as both an endorsement and a critique, a celebrity voice that can’t help but question the fit between a flashy draft pick and a franchise often accused of mismanaging young talent. Dickerson’s insistence that he’s “not a Browns fan at all” but a Shedeur and Deion Sanders fan adds a personal sting to the public commentary, painting a star-studded loyalty map that fans will dissect in the days to come. The “exclusive” nature of a Hall of Fame back stepping into contemporary player movement adds a spicy layer to a season already swirling with quarterback uncertainty across the league.

As this story unfolds, the bigger question remains: will Cleveland respond to the mounting critique with a strategic shift that honors draft capital and quarterback development, or will this be remembered as the moment the fan-favorite draft choice hit a wall in a franchise famous for reboot rumors? The next chapters are probably not far behind, and if pocketed in the mix is a potential trade rumor or a pivotal coaching decision, you can bet fans will be watching the sidelines as closely as the on-field plays. What happens to Shedeur next could redefine how this draft class is viewed, both by skeptics and believers alike.

Anyway, that’s the deal. Stay tuned for what lands on the record next, because the fallout from LAX is just warming up.

Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ Sports
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