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The Minnesota Vikings have one of, if not the best defense in the NFL, but their greatness is being overshadowed by one of the worst QB rooms in the league.
With Kyler Murray sidelined by a Grade 2 hamstring strain, Carson Wentz completed just 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards and two interceptions in a 23-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football.”
His 8.9 passer rating was the lowest by any player with at least 25 attempts since Sam Darnold’s infamous “seeing ghosts” game against the New England Patriots in 2019.
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The loss dropped Minnesota to 6-2 — its second straight after a 6-0 start — and with the trade deadline arriving at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, one name keeps popping up as a possible trade target: Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
NFL insider Josina Anderson posted late Monday that the Vikings “should be on the phone with” Browns general manager Andrew Berry. Skip Bayless and Charles Woodson have also pitched Sanders to Minnesota after his breakout start against the New Orleans Saints, in which he completed 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions.
On Tuesday, the debate made its way to Cleveland’s airwaves, where ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Rizzo, Chris Oldach and Tony Grossi weighed whether Sanders would be a fit in Minnesota.
“If you’re the Vikings, would you do the move for Sanders?” Rizzo asked.
“He’d be on the list of guys you’ve got to inquire about,” Oldach replied.
Grossi — one of Sanders’ most vocal critics dating back to his rookie season — didn’t need to be convinced.
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“I would, man,” Grossi stated. “He’s on a rookie contract; he’s on a fifth-round rookie contract — what the hell do they have to lose? Their defense is good. They need a quarterback. I don’t even want to see Shedeur in Minnesota, I think it’d be good.”
“If you’re Shedeur, Kevin O’Connell — people are high on him,” Oldach responded.
“Kevin O’Connell is the quarterback whisperer,” Grossi added. “Although, Carson Wentz had his earplugs in last night.”
However, the Browns might not be willing to part with a QB.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported last week that Cleveland has no plans to deal Sanders at the deadline, and Deshaun Watson has since cleared concussion protocol. Head coach Todd Monken has yet to name a starter for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.
Still, Grossi said last week that if the Browns got an offer for Sanders, “they would seriously consider it.” And with Cleveland sitting at 5-4 and Watson healthy again, the Browns might not need a backup quarterback nearly as badly as the Vikings need a starter.
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