The Cleveland Browns are being predicted to swing a risky move to help quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders did not exactly play well during his rookie campaign, regardless of his Pro Bowl alternate status.
In eight appearances and seven starts, Sanders threw for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 56.6 percent of his passes and posting a 68.1 passer rating. Definitely not great numbers.
However, it certainly wasn't all Sanders' fault.
The Browns had very little in their receiving corps, especially considering Jerry Jeudy's significant regression. Plus, Cleveland's offensive line was a mess.
Well, ESPN's Dan Graziano is expecting the Browns to get Sanders some help in the latter department, projecting them to sign former Green Bay Packers tackle Rasheed Walker to a four-year, $80 million contract in free agency.
"A three-year starter for the Packers and a proven left tackle who just turned 26, Walker should do very well in a league that's always looking for good offensive linemen," Graziano wrote. "His 93.8% pass block win rate was 11th among tackles last season. With 2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan set to take over at left tackle in Green Bay, Walker gets to test the market and should land a deal similar to the one Dan Moore Jr. got from the Titans a year ago."
Rasheed Walker. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images.The concern here is whether or not $80 million (and $50 million guaranteed) is an overpay for a player who has never made a Pro Bowl, never earned an All-Pro selection and who has never even posted an overall grade of 70.0 or better at Pro Football Focus.
This past season, for example, Walker came in at a 64.6 PFF rating, a rather low number for a player expected to land such a huge contract. Not that Pro Football Focus is a be-all-end-all, but it's generally a pretty solid indicator of how well a player is performing.
Walker is definitely better in pass protection than in run blocking. In fact, in terms of the latter, Walker posted a 55.4 grade in 2025. His career high was 57.9, which he registered back in 2023.
The 26-year-old was originally selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, so he has absolutely become a better player than expected.
But if Walker is really that good, why does Green Bay seem perfectly content with allowing him to walk without much of a fight next week?
This seems like a risky move for the Browns, but sometimes, desperate teams do desperate things.
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