Browns insider explains viral interaction with Shedeur Sanders

Shortly after Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders impressed in his preseason debut against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, a clip of him confronting Browns insider Tony Grossi went viral. 

Sanders can be heard in the video accusing Grossi of saying only "negative stuff about me." During Monday's edition of "The Daily Grossi" on YouTube, the ESPN Cleveland/The Land on Demand reporter addressed the interaction. 

"One thing to note was that I initiated the conversation," Grossi explained, per Reice Shipley of Awful Announcing. "[Sanders] left the podium to walk to the locker room, and I called his name to ask him another question. And that’s when he discussed what was on his mind. I was a little surprised he went into that because, as I said, it was inaudible, but I said, 'Hey, this is your night, man. This is a big night for you, have fun.' But I appreciated the fact that he did not say what was on his mind from the podium, which other quarterbacks have done with me, which is very uncomfortable."

As ESPN's Jake Trotter noted in 2019, former Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield snapped at Grossi following a Cleveland loss for asking "the dumbest question you could ask" during a media session: