Shrine Bowl: Day 2 Notes and Buzz

Practices for Day Two at the East-West Shrine Bowl ramped up as teams, coaches and players got more comfortable with each other and with the indoor facility at the University of North Texas.

What did we learn?

No, Shedeur Sanders and Kenneth Grant didn’t work out again on Sunday—in fact Sanders had left the Shrine event after his media availability on Saturday evening—but we did see plenty of good football from the players who came here to compete and earn their draft stock.

Below are our notes from watching both practices and from talking to scouts, agents and fellow media members to collect intel on the event.

What are we hearing on Shedeur Sanders’ interviews? How about some risers from this week of practice—including a Maryland defensive tackle who was unstoppable and a Kansas cornerback who goes by Hawk Mamba.

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• The most important part of the Shrine Bowl for Shedeur Sanders was always going to be the interviews with teams. It’s well-documented that Sanders met with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants while in Frisco, Texas this weekend. We are told by sources among those teams that his interviews went very well. Sanders came across as polished, mature, confident and a person who loves football. One scout remarked that it wasn’t the best quarterback interview he’d be in on in terms of pure football knowledge, but he left the session liking Sanders. Perhaps the biggest takeaway: Teams think Sanders wants to be his own player and his own man, and will begin distancing himself from his father Deion’s legacy and watchful eye.