Until Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders gets an opportunity to prove himself, the drama surrounding him won’t come to an end.
From trade rumors to mounting calls for the Browns to already bench Dillon Gabriel, the NFL world is ready to see Sanders on the field. Cleveland is one of the best places for the former Colorado Buffalo to do so, as he is competing with another rookie selected just two rounds before him.
If the organization is fed up with his antics, however, the front office could deal him to an NFC South team, where his chances of starting would drop significantly.
Could the Carolina Panthers Take a Shot on Shedeur Sanders?
The Carolina Panthers are having yet another mediocre season with Bryce Young at the helm, as they have a record of 3-3 entering their Week 7 matchup against the New York Jets.
Young is having a decent campaign with 1,150 passing yards, 11 total touchdowns, and 5 interceptions, but is it enough to justify the Panthers building their future around him? That’s the decision Carolina’s front office must make over the next year or so, but Sanders has a chance to make that a significantly easier choice.
FanSided’s Christopher Kline predicts the Browns could trade Sanders to the Panthers in hopes of him getting a “brief trial run” in Carolina.
“We are in year three of the Bryce Young experience and the results aren’t much better. He is no longer a walking disaster, to his credit, but Young remains deeply flawed,” Kline wrote.
While this is all true, it’s still much easier to imagine Sanders getting a shot to start over a third-round rookie in Gabriel rather than a former No. 1 pick in Young.
It is worth mentioning Young has an impact score of 64.8 from PFSN, which ranks him No. 30 amongst quarterbacks. So, this means it’s not completely out of the equation that the Panthers would give Sanders a shot later in the year.
“Young has battled through adversity and made gains under less than ideal circumstances, but he’s still too small and too inconsistent. Carolina probably won’t view Sanders as the long-term solution, but a brief trial run before the 2026 NFL Draft couldn’t hurt. At worst, Sanders is an intriguing backup to incorporate into their future plans,” Kline shared.
Any team without a secure quarterback situation should look to take a flyer on Sanders, as it’s a low-risk, high-reward acquisition on a player who was projected to go top-five in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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