Shedeur Sanders’ situation in Cleveland has taken another turn, and fans are reading plenty into it.
After finishing the Browns’ final seven games in 2025 as the starter, Sanders entered this season with a real chance to keep the job. Instead, head coach Todd Monken went with Deshaun Watson, a move that drew plenty of heat right away. Sanders opened the year as QB2 while Cleveland waited to see what Watson would do.
The early results gave Monken plenty of cover. Watson struggled in a 34-10 Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, then steadied things with three straight wins for Cleveland. But the Browns dropped to the Jets in Week 4, and Watson completed just 15 of 33 passes in that game.
Then came the move that set off the latest wave of speculation: on Wednesday, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Sanders had hired representation. Sanders had entered the draft and spent the first part of his career without an agent, but he has now signed with Adie von Gontard, CEO of Young Money APAA Sports.
That was enough for fans to start connecting dots, and most of them landed on the same theory - that Sanders is done waiting in Cleveland. “This has to be to work on a trade to get him out of Cleveland,” one fan said.
“So he’s asking for a trade then?” another questioned.
“This means he wants to be traded watch,” a third wrote. “He trynna get traded,” a fourth added.
“Shedeur Sanders asking for a trade,” a fifth joked.
So far this season, Sanders has thrown one pass and completed it for no gain. In 2025, he went 120 of 212 for 1,400 yards with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Nothing is official, but the signs point to Monken sticking with Watson for the rest of the season.
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