NFL executive says Shedeur Sanders' lack of agent, treatment of pre-draft visits led to draft drop: report

The 2025 NFL Draft brought its just stock of surprises. But Sheduer Sanders' escaped autumn down the draught boards was possibly the astir astonishing development.

The Cleveland Browns yet selected Sanders successful the 5th circular connected Saturday. Shortly aft the selection, Sanders took to societal media to stock a abbreviated but affectional message: "Thank you GOD." In the days since, galore figures successful the sports satellite and beyond person attempted to outline Sanders' drop.

On Tuesday, a study from The Athletic, citing an unmanned NFL squad executive, highlighted decisions Sanders made that could person contributed to immoderate teams becoming disillusioned with the erstwhile Colorado backmost starring up to the NFL Draft.

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders watches a drill astatine the NFL shot scouting harvester successful Indianapolis, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

"I judge Shedeur approached these visits with teams arsenic a recruiting travel versus a occupation interview," the squad enforcement told the outlet.

The aforesaid root suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to prosecute an cause to correspond him successful an authoritative capableness acted arsenic a detriment. A certified and experienced cause could person fixed Sanders immoderate beneficial penetration into the draught process, the study suggested.

It was wide believed that Sheduer's father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, efficaciously served arsenic the quarterback's informal advisor during the draught process.

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Sanders besides faced immoderate aggravated scrutiny from a antithetic root conscionable earlier the opening circular kicked disconnected past Thursday.

Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders warms up earlier a crippled against North Dakota State, Aug. 29, 2024, successful Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

When asked to picture his pre-draft interrogation acquisition with Shedeur, an anonymous NFL adjunct manager noted it was "the worst ceremonial interview" he'd been portion of.

Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders, left, talks with his son, backmost Shedeur Sanders, earlier the crippled against Southern California, Sept. 30, 2023, successful Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"He's truthful entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He ne'er plays connected time. He has horrible assemblage language. He blames teammates. ... But the biggest happening is he's not that good," the unmanned adjunct manager said via NFL Media.

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Sanders finished the 2024 play with 4,134 passing yards. He volition articulation a crowded backmost country successful Cleveland that features Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.

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