Deion Sanders attended the Cleveland Browns training camp on Thursday, observing his son Shedeur compete for the starting quarterback role and meeting with new head coach Todd Monken. Sanders, who coached his son through high school and college, provided Monken with "little bit of insight" into Shedeur's approach as a player.

"Deion Sanders, you kidding me? Forget that it’s Shedeur’s dad," Monken said. "He did an unbelievable job with Shedeur, great kid. And obviously an elite football player... And then as a coach, I mean, wow. Everything that he’s achieved, that was awesome."

Sanders, who had previously hinted at a visit to Cleveland, was able to attend after becoming cancer-free. He expressed on "The Barbershop" in May that his conversation with Monken was important for the new coach to understand Shedeur better. Monken stated that much of what Sanders shared aligned with his own observations of Shedeur, even as they prepare for the transition to game situations.

"There was some back-and-forth as to being around Shedeur in terms of how he processes personalitywise. And I think competitivewise, he got into it at the end in terms of what makes him tick, which was good. It was all good. But we’ve seen that," Monken said. "Most of what he said, we’ve been able to see. Now we haven’t gotten to games yet. That’s a different animal. But at this point, what he talked about, I would’ve said, ‘No, that’s how I’ve seen it.'"

Sanders also noted in May that he was surprised former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski had never reached out to him. On Thursday, Shedeur, who is in a quarterback competition with Deshaun Watson, took all the first-team repetitions. Monken indicated that both quarterbacks are expected to share time with the first team until a starter is definitively named.

"Ultimately, I’m not going to decide who the starter is. They decide by their play. Their play decides who the starter is," Monken stated. "I don’t have any preconceived notions of how they’re played in the past or how they’re going to play. I only can, with my eyes, judge."

Last season, Shedeur Sanders started eight games for the Browns, accumulating 1,400 passing yards and seven touchdowns, along with 10 interceptions.