US EditionOmar Kelly: NFL draft snub of Shedeur Sanders sends lasting message
- Shedeur Sanders, Colorado quarterback and son of Deion Sanders, hosted a high-profile draft day party in Miami on 2025 NFL draft day.
- His slide in the draft resulted from reports describing him as entitled and arrogant, which left a poor impression on NFL executives and coaches.
- Despite his abilities, several teams—including the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were searching for a quarterback and led by minority executives Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin—chose to pass on Sanders multiple times.
- Sanders slid to the fifth round, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns despite his father's refusal to let him play there, and the Dolphins admitted considering him as a third quarterback backup.
- The NFL sent a message that quarterbacks must respect the draft process and team interviews, as qualities like talent can be outweighed by poor temperament and entitlement.
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Why the NFL fumbled the Sanders draft
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should open an investigation into the rampant racism exhibited by teams regarding the recent college draft. Shedeur Sanders, the most effective quarterback in college last year, was overlooked by all 32 teams. Not once. Not twice. Not three times or four. It wasn’t until the fifth round that the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was chosen by the Cleveland Browns. Meanwhile, five other quarterbacks and 143 other p…
OVERTIME: The real NFL...Who’s the boss? Shedeur Sanders goes from probable first-rounder to 5th-rounder
:10—Needless to say…me, you, “Smokin’ Jim” Frazier and every other football mind has offered an opinion on the Shedeur Sanders debacle. Fortunately for you, this is the only place to find “the truth…the whole truth…and nothing but the truth.” Herein lies the rarely seen but sometimes needed “TEN WITHIN THE TEN” reasons why! (I actually made that up, but it sounds good, doesn’t it?!) Top ten reasons why Sanders got dissed: #1. Of course there wa…
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Omar Kelly: NFL draft snub of Shedeur Sanders sends lasting message
MIAMI — Shedeur Sanders showed up to the “2Legendary” draft day party he was hosting in a white Bentley, but not the one he purchased/leased and was being driven around in during college, and had a diamond-encrusted dollar sign necklace…
Shedeur Sanders’ Draft Slide: What Went Wrong Before the 2025 NFL Draft
In what became one of the most unexpected storylines of the 2025 NFL Draft, quarterback Shedeur Sanders saw his stock plummet from a projected first-round selection to the 144th overall pick. ESPN analyst Matt Miller, one of the earliest voices to warn of such a slide, believes the outcome was less surprising than it appeared... The post Shedeur Sanders’ Draft Slide: What Went Wrong Before the 2025 NFL Draft appeared first on The Sports Cast.
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