At this point in time, it doesn’t appear that the Cleveland Browns plan to let Shedeur Sanders play during his rookie season.

Joe Flacco started off the 2025 NFL season as the team’s starter and remains in that role heading into Week 3. Behind him, the Browns made the clear choice to place Dillon Gabriel as his primary backup.

Where Sanders fits in long-term with Cleveland remains to be seen. But, if the right trade offer came along for the former Colorado standout, would the Browns consider it? That seems to be a likely scenario.

Perhaps a potential landing spots has now come up that makes sense.

Cleveland Browns Linked to Shocking Shedeur Sanders Trade

Max Dible of Heavy Sports has come up with a shocking trade idea that would send Sanders packing. He woud leave Cleveland, but he would not leave the AFC North.

Following the injury to Joe Burrow, could the Cincinnati Bengals be a team to watch for Sanders? They are reportedly looking to bring in another quarterback alongside of Jake Browning.

Here’s what Dible had to say on the matter:

“As such, it could make sense to try and take advantage of an opportunity to get mid- or late-round draft value for Sanders now via a trade with a team like Cincinnati, which has a relatively viable starting option in Jake Browning but is only one injury away from having next to nothing in the QB room,” Dible wrote.

His reasoning does make sense, but trading Sanders within the division would likely be a no-go. If Sanders were to go on and look like a star within the AFC North, the Browns would never be able to live that down.

It’s an interesting idea, but one that would be completely shocking to see happen. That being said, crazier things have happened in the NFL.

Sanders will be a name to watch closely moving forward. If Cleveland doesn’t have him as a big part of its plans for the future, a trade could very well be in the cards at some point in time. The Browns will have some major quarterback decisions to make in the near future.

‘Can He be Consistent at His Age?’: Chris Harris Jr. Details What Can Go Wrong With Aaron Rodgers

Through the early slate of 2025 games, Aaron Rodgers has moved the Steelers’ offense efficiently (see game logs and per-game totals), but durability and sustained explosiveness remain the open questions as the calendar turns toward midseason.

Rodgers is 41 and has a long injury history, most notably the torn Achilles that ended his 2023 season, and that history increases the importance of how his body holds up under the weekly grind and contact. Even an elite field-vision QB who mitigates hits with pocket awareness can see production dip when mobility and recovery time take a hit.

And that’s exactly why Chris Harris Jr. is being cautious about the QB’s luck going ahead in the season.

“Aaron Rodgers is playing good,” Harris said. “You know, it’s just can he be consistent all year long, you know, at his age — 40 plus — taking the hits and can he do that for the whole totality of the season. That’s my only question mark.”

Harris also used the moment to remind fans that the wider AFC picture matters: he noted Baltimore and Lamar Jackson as a team that could go on a run when healthy, a contrast to the veteran-led Steelers attack that will lean on Rodgers’ decision-making more than on game-breaking rushing.

“Everybody can believe that the Ravens can go on a nice little winning streak once they get Lamar back… he’s still the best quarterback in that division.”

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Pittsburgh has reassured skeptics; he still reads defenses and delivers in tempo, but Harris’s central question is exactly the one to watch: can a 41-year-old quarterback, with a recent major injury on his résumé, absorb the season’s hits and remain consistently sharp for 17 games (plus potential playoffs)?If he does, the Steelers get a veteran who can win. If not, this could be a short, bumpy farewell tour.