NFL - The Athletic on Shedeur Sanders

ArticleHistory will judge the Myles Garrett trade by who is playing QB for the Browns...Captured July 6, 2026

From the article

If the Browns — or Garrett, if we're being honest — truly believed either Watson or Shedeur Sanders was the long-term solution, there would have been no reason to make this deal.

STACKED’s take

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Garrett trade signals Browns doubt Sanders as long-term QB solution.

The source groups Sanders with Watson as a potential long-term solution the Browns do not actually believe in; the Garrett trade implies the Browns are not confident Sanders is the ultimate answer, and if they were, there would be no plans to start Watson and no reason to trade Garrett.