Earlier in the year, Shedeur Sanders was widely projected to be a first-round pick, with some outlets even suggesting he could be a lottery pick. However, to the surprise of many, Sanders didn’t leave the board until the fifth round. Cleveland selected him 144th overall.
Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason has revealed that NFL owners were responsible for Sanders’s fall to the fifth round. He claimed to have spoken with multiple contacts who work for the personnel departments of NFL teams, who said that the quarterback was never even on their board.
Boomer Esiason Says Shedeur Sanders’ Behavior Hurt His Draft Stock
During a conversation on WFAN Sports Radio, Boomer Esiason claims that Shedeur Sanders torpedoed himself with his attitude and that NFL teams didn’t fancy him at all.
Boomer says some NFL owners ordered teams to take Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards:@7BOOMERESIASON @GioWFAN @WFANmornings pic.twitter.com/5BtvKsNpAa
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) April 28, 2025
“(NFL teams) took him off (their draft boards), and they took him off because the owner said ‘take him off,'” Esiason said. “‘I don’t want that guy.’ Shedeur Sanders just torpedoed himself. His attitude off the field at the combine, and his dad didn’t help him either.You know, he was on podcasts talking about this is my son if I can get him to where I want to get him to, I’m gonna do that”.
“But, you know, when you listen to this kid talk right prior or at the combine about if you want a new culture in your locker room, ‘I’m the guy to do that. I can turn it around.’ I mean, he’s very high on himself,” Esiason shared.
“And I think he was very off-putting to many, many coaches and general managers in the league. And I’m telling you right now, and I know this after talking to three different personnel people in the NFL this weekend: They didn’t even have him on their board. … I don’t want this entitled person on our team. And I don’t blame them,” the former QB continued.
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Sanders joins Mason Graham (DL, Michigan), Carson Schwesinger (LB, UCLA), Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State), Harold Fannin Jr. (TE, Bowling Green), Dillon Gabriel (QB, Oregon), and Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee) as the 2025 draft picks for the Cleveland Browns.
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