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Shedeur Sanders nearly led the Cleveland Browns to victory on Sunday against the Saints in New Orleans, but he still hasn't done enough for this organization to believe in him.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that Deshaun Watson is expected to return to the starting lineup after clearing concussion protocol, though Todd Monken has yet to officially name a starter. In Sunday's 23-22 loss to the Saints, Sanders went 19 of 31 for 297 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.
On Tuesday's episode of "The Tony Rizzo Show," Browns insider Tony Rizzo made it clear that he believes Cleveland is trying to trade Sanders before the NFL deadline at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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"If Andrew [Berry] is trying to trade a quarterback, just say, 'I'm not ready to name a starter just yet, we're working through some things.' It appears that they're trying maybe to deal Shedeur," Rizzo said.
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Watson is 31 years old, on an expiring contract, and hated by a large majority of the Browns fanbase. There's no way this team brings him back after this season, especially after all the heat they caught from the massive $230 million, fully guaranteed contract they signed him to in the first place back in 2022.
When given the opportunity, Sanders has shown enough to make the argument that he could be their long-term answer at quarterback, but the Browns front office refuses to fully commit to him. Why not see what you can get for him and give him a real opportunity somewhere else?
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Sanders is coming off one of the best games of his young career. He's still just 24 years old and is under contract through the 2028 season, with an average annual salary of around $1.16 million. That makes him an incredibly enticing trade candidate, especially if he lands in a quarterback-friendly system like Minnesota under Kevin O'Connell. The Vikings have made it clear they're in the market for a quarterback, and Sanders would definitely energize the fanbase after what we've seen from Carson Wentz and Kyler Murray this season.
The Browns don't technically need to trade Sanders, with him still under contract for two more years and having already shown he can be a quality backup. But his value also may never be higher than it is right now.
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