Shedeur Sanders fan files $100M lawsuit against NFL for shocking draft slide, alleging racial discrimination

Shedeur Sanders' autumn from projected archetypal wide prime to 144th successful this year's NFL Draft stunned countless NFL fans, but 1 instrumentality was truthful shocked helium is taking ineligible action. 

An anonymous instrumentality of the backmost has filed a $100 cardinal suit against the NFL implicit the fall.

The plaintiff is simply a self-identified Georgia autochthonal and instrumentality of Sanders' assemblage team, the University of Colorado. The suit alleged leaked statements that Sanders "tanked interviews," "wasn't prepared" and was "too cocky," damaging the player's estimation and hurting his eventual draught position. 

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The suit suggested the concern violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

"The decisions made regarding Sanders whitethorn person been influenced by radical discrimination, violating his rights arsenic a player," the suit states. 

Sanders' descent during the draught prompted heated radical debates connected societal media, including an X enactment betwixt ESPN big Stephen A. Smith and Barstool laminitis Dave Portnoy. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman suggested the crushed Sanders slid was due to the fact that "America continues to fearfulness beardown achromatic men."

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However, the archetypal wide prime successful this year's draught was erstwhile Miami backmost Cam Ward, who is, similar Sanders, Black. In fact, the past 3 players to beryllium taken No. 1 successful the NFL draught person been Black quarterbacks. 

Still, arsenic a effect of the slide, the plaintiff claimed helium had experienced "intentional infliction of affectional distress and trauma." 

"The NFL's actions and the dissemination of slanderous statements person caused terrible affectional distress and trauma to the plaintiff, resulting successful frustration, disappointment and intelligence harm arsenic a fan," the suit says. "The NFL whitethorn person engaged successful unfair practices by misrepresenting the quality of the drafting process and the qualifications of players."

Fox News Digital reached retired to the NFL for comment.

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The Tuesday earlier the draft, NFL Media released a summary of the apical 18 prospects successful this year's class. 

Sanders' conception included comments from an anonymous adjunct coach, who said Sanders was "the worst ceremonial interrogation I've ever been successful in my life. 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."

An anonymous longtime enforcement added, "It didn't spell large successful our interview. He wants to dictate what he's going to bash and what's champion for him. He makes you consciousness small."

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders talks to ESPN aft the University of Colorado NFL Showcase astatine the CU Indoor Practice Facility. (Michael Ciaglo/Imagn Images)

However, Sanders and his household person not expressed immoderate specified grievances astir the quarterback's draught slide. The backmost was taken successful the 5th circular by the Cleveland Browns. 

Sanders is expected to contend for the team's starting backmost occupation with chap rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was taken up of Sanders successful the 3rd round. 

The squad announced Tuesday that Sanders volition deterioration the jersey No. 12.

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