Shedeur Sanders Fan Files $100m Lawsuit Against Nfl For Shocking Draft Slide, Alleging Racial Discrimination

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

An anonymous instrumentality of nan backmost has revenge a $100 cardinal suit against the NFL complete nan fall.

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

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The suit suggested nan business violated nan Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

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

Sanders' descent during nan draught prompted heated group debates connected societal media, including an X relationship betwixt ESPN big Stephen A. Smith and Barstool laminitis Dave Portnoy. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman suggested nan logic Sanders slid was because "America continues to fearfulness beardown achromatic men."

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

Still, arsenic a consequence of nan slide, nan plaintiff claimed he had knowledgeable "intentional infliction of affectional distress and trauma." 

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

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan NFL for comment.

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

Sanders' conception included comments from an anonymous adjunct coach, who said Sanders was "the worst general question and reply 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 nan biggest point is, he's not that good."

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

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

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

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

The squad announced Tuesday that Sanders will deterioration nan jersey No. 12.

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