Shedeur Sanders 'truly Thankful' For Donald Trump's Support During Historic Nfl Draft Slide

As Shedeur Sanders continued his unprecedented autumn successful nan NFL Draft past month, President Donald Trump took to societal media to sound his support for nan quarterback.

"I was genuinely thankful. I was genuinely thankful for it," Sanders, 23, told reporters Saturday. 

"Including him location is simply a batch of fans, a batch of group successful barbershops, a batch of hairstylists, a batch of fans of maine and of my trade and of my family that was location to support. I was conscionable thankful that I person that instauration overall. As people, we could each travel together arsenic one."

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Reporters crowd astir fifth-round prime Shedeur Sanders during a property convention astatine nan Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (Imagn)

Trump took to Truth Social to definitive his vexation pinch nan erstwhile Colorado prima not being selected earlier nan 2nd information began.

"What is incorrect pinch NFL owners, are they STUPID? Deion Sanders was a awesome assemblage shot player, and was moreover greater successful nan NFL. He’s besides a very bully coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his backmost son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is each group for Greatness," Trump wrote. 

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders throws during NFL rookie minicamp astatine nan Cleveland Browns' training analyzable Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio. (IMAGN)

"He should beryllium ‘picked’ IMMEDIATELY by a squad that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and opportunity hullo to your awesome father!"

The Cleveland Browns selected Sanders pinch nan 144th wide prime successful nan 5th round, and Sanders will compete for nan starting backmost job.

Sanders is 1 of 5 quarterbacks connected nan roster, and nan squad does not person a clear starter. Deshaun Watson ruptured an Achilles tendon successful January for a 2nd clip aft he underwent room connected that aforesaid tendon successful October 2024. His position for nan upcoming play is successful doubt. 

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders talks to nan media during rookie minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus May 10, 2025.  (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

The Browns acquired Kenny Pickett successful a waste and acquisition pinch the Philadelphia Eagles and signed Joe Flacco to a one-year statement earlier nan NFL Draft. With nan additions of third-round prime Dillon Gabriel and Sanders to an already packed backmost room, it remains to beryllium seen who will get nan Week 1 nod. 

Sanders and Gabriel took nan section for nan first clip arsenic members of nan Browns during nan team’s first rookie minicamp Friday. 

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