Overview

• Lillard posted on October 5 that Las Vegas should trade for Sanders after the Raiders’ 40-6 loss to the Colts.
• Las Vegas is 1-4, and starter Geno Smith leads the NFL with nine interceptions through five games.
• Sanders, a fifth-round pick, is the Browns’ emergency quarterback behind Dillon Gabriel and Joe Flacco and has not taken a regular-season snap.
• Lillard later said he does not think Smith is washed but wants the team to prepare for the future by adding Sanders.
• Coverage notes the Raiders passed on Sanders in the draft and that a trade could likely cost a late-round pick, with fans split on whether to pursue him.