The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. It was a quiet day for the Cleveland Browns, who did not make a move. However, there has been more conversation about the moves this team didn’t make rather than what they did.
Of course, there is the normal conversation of perhaps they should have added a player to help the Browns make the playoffs. Teams in the playoff hunt are often buyers at the deadline. Despite this, there is conversation around the NFL about Cleveland not trading away one of their pieces.
Shedeur Sanders is a big name. Despite ups and downs as a rookie last year, he was named a Pro Bowler. Last weekend we saw him make his first start of the year with an injury to starting quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Sanders had a productive day,
throwing for nearly 300 passing yards and scoring a pair of touchdowns in an overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. Despite this, the Browns coaches have declared Watson the starter moving forward. Because of this, some thought Sanders might be moved to a place where he could have more opportunity to start.
Apparently, there wasn’t much interest in Sanders around the league. In fact, it doesn’t sound like there was any at all. ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler had this to say in regard to the Browns receiving calls on Sanders.
"My understanding is no. Maybe they got a late call, but last I checked, as I was working the trade deadline on Tuesday, I was told there was nothing there.”
Keep in mind, there was a quarterback market at this trade deadline. The Baltimore Ravens added a quarterback with injuries to Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. The Minnesota Vikings also inquired about four different quarterbacks, according to Fowler, before trading for Kirk Cousins.
I don’t believe that this is because teams see Sanders as some untouchable asset who is a key piece to the Browns' future. If other teams wanted him, then there would have at least been a phone call. Not even having someone check in about Sanders speaks to what teams think of Anders around the league.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Report suggests no teams sent an offer for Shedeur Sanders
