The NFL trade deadline arrives on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Eastern time, and a little bit after that, the Cleveland Browns and their fans will know for sure if quarterback Shedeur Sanders is still on the team. After getting his first start of the season in place of injured Deshaun Watson on Sunday, Sanders played well at times during a 23-22 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints, which may have increased his value.
Developments around the league have also changed the market somewhat. Carson Wentz had a terrible game for the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night in a loss to the Buffalo Bills, and the Vikings may be looking for someone new to replace Wentz, who is in for Kyler Murray, who has a hamstring injury.
So, with rumors sure to fly throughout the day, analyst Tony Rizzo said he believes the Browns are working to make a big QB trade that would send Sanders elsewhere.
“It appears that they’re trying maybe to deal Shedeur. Are you buying this? We have until 4 o’clock today. Is Shedeur on the team at the end of the day?” Rizzo said.
"It appears that maybe they're trying to deal Shedeur," – Rizz on the Browns and the trade deadline 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/GdqWlrDckg
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Elsewhere, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew may be out for the season with a knee injury suffered Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. He was already taking over for Jacoby Brissett, who was benched the week prior and then was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, who are without Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.
So, there are plenty of potential landing spots for Sanders if the price is right and the Browns are willing to make that move. But Cleveland may want to hold on to him after he proved they can win games with him, even though they fell short to the Saints on a failed two-point conversion.
A report early on Monday said the Browns were going to name Watson the starter for their Week 10 game against the Houston Texans after he cleared concussion protocol late last week. However, no official announcement was made, leading Rizzo to speculate that there may be something going on behind the scenes.
It will be an interesting day all around the NFL, and particularly for the Browns, who also may be looking for help at other positions.
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