Colorado shook off its Week 1 loss against Georgia Tech with a comfortable win in Week 2 over Delaware, 31-7. But the postgame buzz wasn’t about their run defense this time. It was about coach Deion Sanders’ quarterback carousel. Kaidon Salter opened the game, Julian Lewis showed an eight-play drive in his first series, and Ryan Staub took over in the final 46 seconds of the first half. The plan all along was for each QB to get two series each and switch, but that also brings up one question: Who’s the real starter?

That’s a pressing question ahead of their Week 3 on the road against Houston. So, when a journalist questioned ‘Coach Prime’ about not having a solidified QB, he responded: “A solidified quarterback? Who has one of those? What does that look like?” But that right there was a setup by the reporter, who answered Sanders’ questions with just one word.

“Shedeur.”

And just like that, Deion Sanders felt like a proud father. “That’s what I thought too. Thank you, Lord. Thank you for that setup,” he laughed. After all, the coach previously had stability at quarterback because of his son, Shedeur, who played under him for four years. While that stability is gone, the coach doesn’t intend to “play musical chairs at quarterback” and might be testing his players for the QB1 job. That explains the rotation.

On the other hand, Shedeur Sanders is struggling. He lost the Browns‘ QB1 job to veteran Joe Flacco and the backup position to Dillon Gabriel. Currently, he is their emergency QB, and though he suited up for Week 1 against the Bengals, he didn’t play. What’s worse is that Cleveland lost the game 16-17. The rookie clearly has limited opportunities to shine, and the latest speculation is that HC Kevin Stefanski is ready to trade him.

The Los Angeles Rams could be one destination for him. Matthew Stafford, 37, has been dealing with a lingering back issue and rumors of regression. Last month, he even took an epidural injection in camp before returning to practice. In Week 1 against the Texans, he crossed the 60,000-yard mark, a milestone hit by only nine other quarterbacks in the league. Ultimately, they won 14-9 against the Texans. Stafford might still be able to produce, but the team would need a contingency plan that is better than Jimmy Garoppolo. That’s where Shedeur comes in. He would be a low-cost prospect with a lot of potential, and it would perhaps be a better environment for him.

It would offer him a development path in Los Angeles while surrounded by veterans. Imagine Shedeur taking charge of the offense with Davante Adams and Kyren Williams as weapons. While nothing can be said about a trade as of now, Deion Sanders’ words for his son are a subtle message to the rest of the 31 NFL teams.

With the Browns, the rookie had been forced to adapt. Instead of practicing with receivers, he had been working with the equipment staff. “Shedeur Sanders apparently is throwing not to receivers but to equipment guys. They have got equipment guys snapping him the ball and then also running the routes. Mahomes is throwing to Kelce, Shedeur is throwing to equipment guys,” explained ESPN’s Aaron Goldhammer in July. That has fueled outside speculation that the Browns may not be fully committed, and trade speculation has begun to swirl around Cleveland.

NFL insiders believe that if Cleveland makes Sanders available, several teams would be interested in him apart from the Rams. The Colts and 49ers could consider him. What do you think?