NFL insider Tony Rizzo doesn’t expect Shedeur Sanders to last the entire season with the Cleveland Browns.
Cleveland took Sanders in the fifth round, and he has been the emergency third-string quarterback to begin the season. With Sanders not seeing the field and also being behind rookie Dillon Gabriel, his path to playing time is murky.
With that, Browns insider Tony Rizzo expects Cleveland to trade Sanders before the trade deadline to get an asset back.
“I don’t (think Sanders plays this season),” Rizzo said on
Although the Browns just drafted him, perhaps Cleveland would flip Sanders for an asset if they don’t feel like he will contribute to playing time.
Rizzo believes a team could trade a mid-round pick for Sanders to add depth to the quarterback room, especially if there is an injury.
But, given that Sanders fell in the draft, it’s uncertain if another team would be interested in trading for him this season.
Sanders Believes He Can Play Right Now
Sanders has yet to get into NFL game action this season, but he’s confident he can play.
The rookie quarterback is confident in his skills, as he believes he is better than some starting quarterbacks right now.
“I know for sure, I know if you see the quarterback play in the league right now, I know I’m capable of doing better than that,” Sanders
Although Sanders is third on the quarterback depth chart, he says he isn’t thinking about that. Instead, he’s just focusing on getting better so when the time comes, he is prepared.
“I don’t think playing or not playing is in my hands,” Sanders said. “If things happen, things pan out where I play, then I’ll be out there and I’ll be ready to play. I’m ready to play right now.”
Sanders was selected 144th overall.
Browns Confident in Flacco
Despite Cleveland’s offensive struggles, the Browns are remaining with Flacco as the starting quarterback.
Ahead of Week 4, Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees remains confident in the veteran. But, he knows Flacco needs to get more comfortable with the offense to truly take it to the next level.
“Just got to get him comfortable, like, probably felt comfortable early a couple weeks ago. Haven’t been able to get back into rhythm again,” Rees said. “Our job as coach is to get him feeling comfortable and confident and, we’ve been working at that. He’s not a guy that gets real up and down, so you wouldn’t sense any of that, but just in the course of the game, allowing him to feel confident that he can rip it and really that’s our job as coaching staff to make sure that we get him there.”
Flacco has thrown for 631 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
