{"id":289253,"date":"2025-11-17T16:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289253\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:57:08","slug":"shedeur-sanders-still-has-a-path-to-cfls-toronto-argonauts-after-browns-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289253\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders still has a path to CFL’s Toronto Argonauts after Browns debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut could hardly have gone worse.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Browns’ rookie QB went 4-for-16 with an interception and two sacks taken.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, it was a tough spot. Sanders had to come in as the reliever for Dillon Gabriel, who left the game with a concussion.<\/p>\n

Sanders also had a couple players where his receivers could’ve caught what were decent passes but didn’t hold on.<\/p>\n

Still, it was quite rough.<\/p>\n

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It at least raises the idea of what kind of NFL future Sanders has. And that discussion leads to the fact that Sanders has an alternative.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts hold Sanders’ negotiating rights. That means if Sanders wants to play in the CFL, Toronto would get the first crack at offering him a contract.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell suggested<\/a> that a trip to Canada might actually be a good thing in Sanders’ development, potentially giving him an opportunity to play a lot at a professional level.<\/p>\n

There’s no indication that Sanders would consider playing for the Argonauts.<\/p>\n

But some players get to make their own career decisions, and some have aspects of their career decided for them.<\/p>\n

If Sanders doesn’t show improvement, his NFL future may not be particularly long lasting. And then at that point, if he wanted to keep playing QB, he’d have a home up north.<\/p>\n

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