Calls Grow for Browns to Trade Shedeur Sanders After Preseason Disaster
The Cleveland Browns are adamant that they’ll keep four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster but some see the stance as “trade bait.”
The Browns have said they will keep Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Sanders on the 53-man roster. Browns general manager Andrew Berry was clear that it’s the route the team will take during an interview on the broadcast of the final preseason game.
“It’s not much of a decision for us. All four guys have done what we’ve asked. Obviously, three of them have dealt with injuries throughout their time here,” Berry said. “The reality of it is, you have 53 roster spots, five are really developmental or inactive spots. Plus, post-COVID, the roster rules are so much more flexible. You can build your game day roster pretty creatively. Quarterback is the most important position in sports. We have a room where we like all the guys in there. We don’t see it as a problem, we see it as more of an opportunity.”
Berry’s statement raised some eyebrows, and not everyone believes that the Browns will take the unconventional route.
“Trade bait,” NFL insider Josina Anderson wrote on X in reference to Berry’s stance, shortly after posting an extended rant on Sanders.
Browns’ Shedeur Sanders Decision Revs Up Trade Talk
Sanders entered as the third quarterback during Saturday’s preseason tilt against the Los Angeles Rams. Flacco and Gabriel saw time in the first half. It was a disaster for the fifth-round pick, who was sacked five times and completed just three passes.
It looked like Sanders would receive a shot at a two-minute situation to win the game, but the Browns instead inserted Tyler Huntley. That didn’t sit well with many fans.
“Trust your eyes, and not the narrative the Browns are selling with keeping 4 QB’s. After Stefanski’s head-scratching move, I fully expect the Browns to trade or waive Shedeur Sanders,” one fan said. “His message to Shedeur couldn’t have been clearer: ‘I don’t want you.'”
“TRADE HIM! That’s why Shedeur had to go take a walk and laugh. His body language today said A LOT,” another fan added. “They made sure his last preseason game was a disaster to keep this narrative going.”
Noted talking head Skip Bayless also weighed in, saying, “GET SHEDEUR THE HELL OUT OF CLEVELAND, OUT FROM UNDER STEFANSKI.”
