Ex-nfl Star Fires Off Shedeur Sanders Warnings Before Career Begins

Former Pittsburgh Steelers moving backmost Merril Hoge was up of astir pundits pinch his disapproval of Shedeur Sanders and his prediction for nan erstwhile Colorado quarterback’s NFL future.

Sanders was projected to beryllium selected arsenic precocious arsenic No. 2 wide successful nan NFL Draft, but his epic autumn to nan 5th information became nan talk of nan event. The Cleveland Browns yet made nan determination to draught him moreover aft picking backmost Dillon Gabriel earlier.

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Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders, #2, prepares to walk nan shot successful nan 2nd half against nan North Dakota State Bison astatine Folsom Field successful Boulder, Colorado, connected Aug. 29, 2024. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

Hoge shared his sentiment of Sanders days earlier nan draught began successful an question and reply pinch WDVE successful Pittsburgh.

"I deliberation nan champion measurement to sum him up is, he's a really bully assemblage quarterback," Hoge explained. "His accuracy is good, his processing is good. And erstwhile I opportunity good, I usage a standard from 1 to 10, truthful bully is astir a five. So if you're a 5 successful college, OK? Those (accuracy and process) are nan 2 astir important aspects of transitioning to nan National Football League, and past you build from there. Anticipation, pouch awareness, and past we commencement building, but those 2 things, if you're a five, you're not a first-rounder. You're not a franchise guy."

Furthermore, Hoge took rumor pinch Sanders’ allegedly inflated numbers. The Buffaloes prima has nan FBS all-time grounds for completion percent astatine 71.8%, but Hoge dismissed that arsenic Sanders threw a batch of bubble screens.

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Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders, #2, celebrates aft defeating nan Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Mountain America Stadium, location of nan ASU Sun Devils. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

He did not judge utilizing those types of plays were going to construe successful nan NFL. He said teams will beryllium looking for nan accomplishment sets that guys for illustration Joe Burrow, C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels have.

"He ain't moreover close, he ain't moreover successful nan ballpark. ... There's immoderate toughness to him I like, but really he moves, he ain't going to put fearfulness successful anybody," Hoge said, adding that teams should beryllium wary astir Sanders being capable to grip nan expectations that travel on pinch being a first-round draught pick.

"He can't grip nan expectations that are coming his way," he added. "He's going to beryllium an epic failure, and he's going group your statement backmost different 2 aliases 3 years."

Those expectations subsided a small spot erstwhile he fell to nan 5th round. However, Sanders is successful a position to triumph nan starting occupation successful campy arsenic it is not group successful chromatic that Kenny Pickett aliases Joe Flacco will beryllium QB1 erstwhile nan play begins.

Gabriel is nan all-time leader successful touchdown passes astatine nan FBS level, but moreover he was picked precocious successful nan draft.

Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders speaks during a property convention astatine nan NFL shot scouting harvester connected Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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The spotlight is going to shine agleam connected the Browns’ quarterbacks passim voluntary workouts and training camp.

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