Browns Reportedly Plan to Keep Shedeur Sanders as Rookie QB Makes Rare Post Amid Trade Speculation (Getty Images)
10 trade deadline getting closer and his name still floating around the league. Deshaun Watson has the Browns at 5-2, and Sanders has attempted one pass this season.
Shedeur Sanders broke a weeks-long silence on Instagram this week, and the Browns quarterback said nothing with it. Just Mac DeMarco’s “Chamber of Reflection” playing over the post. No caption. It arrived with the Nov. Cleveland reportedly isn’t listening, though. Whether the post means anything is a guess. The situation around it is easier to read, and it points one way for now. The post itself is hard to read. Sanders has barely posted this season, yet he rarely leaves the conversation. That has been the pattern since he entered the league. People talk about him whether he types a word or not. The business side is clearer.
The NFL recently shared a video of him greeting Titans quarterback Cam Ward after Cleveland’s win on Sunday, even though Sanders never took a snap.
The Browns are not shopping Sanders or Gabriel, according to cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot. On “UNSPORTSMANLIKE,” ESPN’s Evan Cohen urged the Colts to trade for Sanders and start him. “Shedeur Sanders should be the starting quarterback of the Colts,” Cohen said. Asked Wednesday how Gabriel’s return changes things, he said, “I haven’t gotten there yet. ”
Another team would need to bring an offer Cleveland could not refuse. He hired Adie von Gontard of Young Money APAA Sports after starting his NFL career without an agent. Adding representation mid-season does not prove he wants out. It does suggest he wants someone watching his options. Outside voices keep pushing the idea. “He’s not going to play in Cleveland anytime soon. The Browns activated Gabriel from injured reserve this week. He had been out since a back injury in the preseason. Cleveland now carries Watson, Sanders, Gabriel and rookie Taylen Green on the active roster.
Sanders made a move of his own earlier this month. Sanders stayed second on Tuesday’s unofficial depth chart, but coach Todd Monken would not lock in the game-day order.