Super Bowl Champ Gives Reason Why Shedeur Sanders Fell To 5th Round Of Nfl Draft

Sports pundits concocted each kinds of conspiracy theories arsenic to why Shedeur Sanders grounded to beryllium picked wrong nan first 2 days of nan NFL Draft complete nan weekend, pinch a batch of them pointing to title contempt Cam Ward going No. 1 to nan Tennessee Titans.

Sanders yet fell to nan Cleveland Browns successful nan 5th round. Sanders was considered to beryllium 1 of nan apical backmost prospects, but he was nan sixth taken. It was nan talk of nan NFL each weekend.

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Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders looks connected anterior to nan crippled against nan Arizona Wildcats astatine Arizona Stadium successful Tucson, Arizona, connected Oct. 19, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

On Monday, ESPN NFL expert Damien Woody gave a elemental logic arsenic to why Sanders slid connected "Get Up."

"I deliberation nan NFL sent a message, saying you’re not that dude. Honestly. The overwhelming connection I saw erstwhile Shedeur slid to nan 5th round, nan NFL was fundamentally saying you’re not that guy. You’re bully but you’re not that guy," nan two-time Super Bowl champion said. 

"I’m present to show everyone retired there, everyone who watches nan NFL Draft, who loves nan NFL, spot maine erstwhile I show you this, if you’re that guy, they’re gonna prime you successful nan first information because nan NFL and each these teams are successful nan winning business. If you tin thief a squad win, they are going to prime you. 

"The NFL intelligibly felt that Shedeur Sanders was a bully imaginable but he wasn’t what nan young group call, he wasn’t him. And past connected apical of that, you facet successful each nan personage and everything that comes pinch Shedeur Sanders. … And I’m not nan 1 that’s downplaying. It’s nan NFL who yet said, you cognize what, erstwhile you harvester that truth that we don’t deliberation you are him, and you person each this personage and everything that comes pinch you, that is nan eventual look for why you recovered yourself successful nan 5th round."

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)

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Multiple reports pointed to Sanders’ questionable pre-draft interviews arsenic to why he fell. Sanders did not propulsion astatine nan NFL Scouting Combine, electing to workout astatine his ain showcase weeks earlier nan draft.

Sanders addressed his fall successful his first media availability.

"Nothing really affected maine nan past mates of days," Sanders said. "I'm favored, I'm blessed. Besides that, it's not really thing that changed. The emotion of nan crippled is still nan emotion of nan game. When you get connected nan field, location wasn't excessively overmuch negativity being said. I cognize I gotta cleanable up immoderate things successful my crippled for maine to beryllium astatine my best, but that's what I return each offseason 1 astatine a clip and hole it.

Colorado Buffaloes caput coach Deion Sanders pinch boy and backmost Shedeur Sanders, #2, against nan Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Mountain America Stadium successful Tempe, Arizona, connected Oct. 7, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

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"The main thing, I'm conscionable proving — coach (Kevin) Stefanski and (general head Andrew) Berry — that they are right. That's it. They're correct astir picking me. I'm a bully decision. I'm a bully draught prime for them, to beryllium capable to travel successful location and do what I request to do."

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