Travis Hunter is giving the Jaguars exactly the kind of two-way jolt Deion Sanders wanted all along.
A year after Jacksonville drafted the Colorado Heisman Trophy winner, the team finally leaned into that vision in London - and Hunter delivered in both directions. He caught a touchdown pass, then closed the door with a game-sealing interception off Texans quarterback CJ Stroud as the Jaguars beat Houston. It was the kind of performance that made the two-way hype feel real.
Hunter’s rookie season has already shown flashes, even with injury cutting it short. He finished with 28 catches for 298 yards and a touchdown, but his biggest impact is starting to show up on both sides of the ball the way it did in Boulder.
For Jacksonville, the payoff is obvious: the Jaguars are 4-2 and sitting first in the AFC South. Their next test comes against the 2-4 Indianapolis Colts, who are somehow second in the division.
Not every former Colorado standout is landing in such a clean spot.
Nate Landman is now dealing with uncertainty in Los Angeles after entering concussion protocol on Wednesday, putting his Week 7 availability in doubt against the Las Vegas Raiders. That lands amid a rough stretch for the Rams, who came into the year with huge expectations after the June 1 trade for Myles Garrett and the late addition of Aaron Donald.
But the season has started to slip away. Garrett has still not been cleared after the Week 1 injury against the San Francisco 49ers, Davante Adams is expected to miss up to 10 games with a hamstring injury, and the Rams just took a stunning 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
The Browns, meanwhile, are looking more stable under new coach Todd Monken, even while sharing the best record in the AFC North without Shedeur Sanders running the offense. That situation has fueled talk that Sanders or fellow backup Dillon Gabriel could be on the move before the NFL Trade Deadline.
Former Browns edge rusher and three-time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots Willie McGinest thinks Sanders could be the one dealt.
"Shedeur didn’t put the pressure on the position by coming into the league. I mean that by saying he wasn’t like a top pick.
Now, if you’re a No. 1 pick, if you’re a top 10 pick, then you put the pressure on the position right away," McGinest began. "It always comes down to who gives us the best chance to win."
For now, Deshaun Watson is the one giving Cleveland that answer. He has thrown seven touchdowns and only two interceptions, helping keep the Browns tied at the top. But his injury history also makes it clear why Cleveland may want to hold onto either Sanders or Gabriel as insurance.
Gabriel, who lost the starting job to Sanders a year ago, appears even farther down the pecking order. Still, a quarterback-needy team could come calling for Sanders, especially if Cleveland can turn him into multiple draft picks.
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