NFL great Warren Moon offers advice to Shedeur Sanders as he kicks off pro career with Browns

Over the past week, Shedeur Sanders' escaped autumn down NFL draught boards became 1 of the astir talked-about topics successful the sports world.

While helium was erstwhile projected arsenic a first-round pick, it took until the 5th circular for the erstwhile Colorado quarterback's sanction to travel disconnected the board. Shortly aft the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders connected the last time of the yearly draft, helium took to societal media to stock a abbreviated but affectional message: "Thank you GOD."

In the days since, galore successful the sports satellite and beyond person attempted to analyse Sanders' drop. During a sojourn to Churchill Downs up of Saturday's Kentucky Derby, Pro Football Hall of Fame backmost Warren Moon became 1 of the latest to measurement successful connected the Sanders saga.

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NFL Hall of Fame backmost Warren Moon speaks to the media arsenic Cam Ward is introduced arsenic the Tennessee Titans' first-round prime successful the NFL Draft astatine Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park successful Nashville Friday, April 25, 2025. (Denny Simmons/The Tennessean/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Moon, a nine-time Pro Bowler during his storied career, offered Sanders proposal arsenic helium prepares to statesman his NFL vocation with the Browns.

"You can’t enactment similar a cornerback erstwhile you’re playing quarterback. Quarterback is simply a humble position. You’ve got to beryllium respectful," Moon said Friday during an quality connected "Up & Adams."

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Moon besides reminded Sanders of the large work that helium would enarthrosis arsenic an NFL quarterback. 

"You’ve got to beryllium a leader. You’re the look of the franchise. There’s truthful overmuch much work that comes on with it, (and) that’s what helium has to understand," Moon added.

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 privy to.

Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders speaks during a property league astatine the NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 28, 2025, successful Indianapolis.  (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

"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 unnamed adjunct manager said via NFL Media.

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Despite the scrutiny Sanders' pre-draft process received, Moon expressed optimism astir the accidental up for the young signal-caller present that helium has a cleanable slate.

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders during Pac-12 Media Day astatine Resorts World Las Vegas July 21, 2023. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

"You (Sanders) recognize the things that you might’ve done incorrect oregon done close passim the pre-draft process, but present you’re drafted," Moon said. "You’re successful an organization. You’ve got a accidental to spell successful determination and marque a sanction for yourself. It’s however you spell astir doing it. It’s however you onslaught it. There’s cipher determination that’s solidified successful that occupation astatine backmost close now."

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

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