Shedeur Sanders has spoken his opinions over the trade of Joe Flacco, his colleague with the Cleveland Browns. Fans, however, seemed to find his interview’s history more fascinating than his response.
Flacco was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals by the Browns on Tuesday. Only a week had passed since the team benched the seasoned quarterback in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel.
Just hours after the news of the trade broke, Sanders was asked by a local reporter on FOX to share his thoughts on the move.
“He’s definitely somebody I leaned on for wisdom,” Sanders said. “I feel like he helped me a lot. He helped me a lot with my time being here in Cleveland. … Everybody has their own destinies and have their own plans they have in life, so I’m just happy for him.”
Sanders gave a rather anodyne answer amid all the backlash lately about some of his interviews. Fans paid more attention to the setting of Shedeur’s interview, which appeared to be at a car dealership. Many wondered if the local media were following Sanders around.
A number of people have questioned why Sanders receives so much media, making the Colorado product the most interviewed backup in recent memory. It got to the point where Shedeur avoided stirring up additional controversy by remaining silent like a mime during an interview last week.
Prior to the deal, Sanders was allegedly still the quarterback behind Flacco and Gabriel. When Shedeur does get an opportunity to start, the offense will be adjusted to play to his abilities. With Flacco gone, that opportunity might present itself sooner rather than later.
