Tej Seth of the Stats & Scheme Newsletter with Sumer Sports joins Afternoon Drive on The Fan. He talks about the struggles of the Browns offensive line, what the team’s offense needs most, his takeaways from Shedeur Sanders’ first two starts, and more.
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