Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders went viral for pantomiming during a recent interview, reportedly in response to comments made by former head coach Rex Ryan. 

Super Bowl-winning head coach Bruce Arians questioned why Sanders was being interviewed.

“Why is the third quarterback getting interviews?” Arians said during an appearance on “Up & Adams.”

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“You got nothing to do with the game, it’s all for media clicks. And he’s a heck of a personality, but the personality can’t come out until you do something on the field.”

The Browns announced Wednesday that Dillon Gabriel will be the starting quarterback, and Joe Flacco will be benched for their game against the Minnesota Vikings. 

Flacco struggled as the Browns went 1-3 in his four starts while he completed just over 58% of his passes for 815 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions. 

Arians cited the team’s quarterback change as a reason not to have Sanders speak to the media. 

“It’s a big week for Dillon Gabriel, big week for the Browns making that transition. For him to even be available to the press, I don’t know why he’s doing it,” Arians said. 

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of an NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Jan. 16, 2022. (Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)

“To me, there’s no sense to have him available. Whoever is running their media relations should turn that down.”

Arians said he would try to get the best out of Sanders by making sure he practiced hard and stays prepared. 

“Keep growing, go to practice everyday, work hard, and when your time comes, be ready. Make sure that are you are preparing to be the starter every single week, and if he is the emergency quarterback, it’s going to be in a big situation. He looked good in that first (preseason game) and he looked really, really bad in the second one.”

In the viral interview, Sanders was mouthing words and making hand gestures, but no words were coming out of his mouth.

Sanders’ interview was seemingly in response to Ryan’s comments about Sanders playing games with the media. 

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on Sept. 14, 2025. (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

“This kid runs his mouth like, ‘I got could be a starting quarterback,’ with his arms crossed like this. Get your a– in the front row and study and do all that. If I know, the whole league knows,” Ryan said on ESPN’s “Get Up”. “Quit being an embarrassment that way. You got the talent to be a quarterback. You should be embarrassed that you’re not the quarterback now.”

Arians was a head coach in the NFL for eight seasons. He spent five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won the Super Bowl with the Buccaneers in 2020. 

In 129 career games as head coach, Arians had a 80-48-1 record. 

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni on Friday named Inter Miami‘s Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul to his 28-player squad for the friendlies this month against Venezuela and Puerto Rico in Miami and Chicago, respectively.

The participation of Messi and De Paul in the match against Venezuela on Oct. 10 remains in doubt as Inter Miami plays Atlanta United in a key MLS regular-season match at Chase Stadium one day later.

When asked if Messi and De Paul would participate in Argentina’s friendly on Oct. 10, Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano was vague.

“It’s something we’re talking through right now, you’ll find out,” Mascherano said on Friday.

Argentina host Puerto Rico at Soldier Field on Oct. 13.

Miami’s Telasco Segovia was also called up to represent Venezuela in the upcoming friendly.

Though Inter Miami has already clinched a spot in the 2025 MLS playoffs, the team continues to fight for a top slot on the Eastern Conference table to ensure home-field advantage during the postseason.

The club could also be fighting for the Supporters’ Shield during the match against Atlanta United on Oct. 11, dependent upon match results.

The Herons must win the three remaining league matches, while the Philadelphia Union lose the final two games.

Inter Miami currently sits in fourth place on the Eastern Conference table with 56 points in 31 games, recently coming off of a 5-3 loss against the Chicago Fire.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal‘s mum, Sheila Ebana, will be the special guest at a charity Christmas dinner in London next month.

The event, which will take place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City on Nov. 7, has been branded by the organisers as an “unforgettable Christmas sports dinner gala.”

“JEN C Events is honoured to be the first events planners to work with Sheila,” the agency organising the dinner said.

“It is going to be a great evening of networking, including a meet and greet with Sheila.

“We don’t want to give too much away, but guests are in for a treat for one night only in London with one of the best footballers in the world’s mum.”

Tickets for the dinner range from £130 to £289 ($174 to $388.70), with champagne on arrival, a three course dinner, non-stop entertainment and DJ, networking with other sports personalities and photo opportunities listed among the benefits.

The announcement of the event had led to criticism of Ebana in Spain, but former Real Betis player Benjamín Zarandona, who will also be at the dinner, has explained she merely accepted an offer to attend.

“JEN C Events contacted me regarding the charity dinner they organise every year,” Zarandona told Cadena Ser.

“They had seen me in a photo with Lamine’s mum. As you know, I’ve had a friendship with her for many years due to our shared roots in Equatorial Guinea.

“The agency asked me if it would be possible to get her to London for a Christmas event. I said I’d look into it. That’s it. We reached an agreement. They hired me as an ex-player and I contacted Sheila.

“We’ve simply been hired to attend a dinner they are organising. From there, they set the prices. Obviously they will want to cover the costs of the dinner.

“Lamine’s mum is not organising anything. She’s attending as a guest. That is it. Some of the things that have been published have really surprised me.”

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Yamal, 18, has developed into one of the best players in the world since making his Barça debut as a 15-year-old. Last week he finished second to Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d’Or, a coveted individual award given to the No.1 footballer on the planet.

In his short career, he has already won two LaLiga titles, among other trophies with Barça, and the European Championships with Spain.