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Former NFL star Robert Griffin III took a look at the situation for Shedale Sanders on Saturday as the former college star fell into the fifth round of the Cleveland Browns.
According to multiple reports, Sanders gave suspicious interviews with his team during the draft process. That seemed to hinder the notion that he was chosen in the first round.
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April 27, 2024. Boulder, Colorado: Colorado Buffalo quarterback Chedure Sanders (2) during a spring game event at Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy-Usa Today Sports)
Griffin said His podcastHe is said to have received a big message from the son of Deion Sanders, a pro-football hall of fame, along with his wife, Grete.
“The Shedeur Sanders should not have dropped out of the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. He dropped out of the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. A terrible announcement. “NFL GM, Scouts and the entire NFL are trying to teach Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders lessons.
“The lesson that when Eli said he wasn’t going to play for San Diego, they didn’t teach Mannings, when he was a perennial draft pick when he was a freshman in college, they didn’t teach Baker Mayfield when he came out of Oklahoma, and when he wasn’t telling him when he was staying at all. That’s all these guys were confident. A lot of them had a similar bravery to what Chedure Sanders had.
August 29, 2024. Boulder, Colorado: Colorado Buffalo quarterback Chedure Sanders (2) before his match against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy-Usa Today Sports)
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Sanders’ choice for the Browns was the second quarterback chosen by the team during the draft. They chose Dillon Gabriel from Oregon before choosing Sanders.
The former Colorado Buffalo star went high when he spoke to reporters.
“Nothing has really affected me in the last few days,” Sanders told reporters on Saturday. “I’m preferred, I’m blessed. Plus, it’s not really anything unusual. The love of the game is still the love of the game. I know that when you get on the field, I have to clean up some of the things in the game the most.
The screen shows Colorado quarterback Shedure Sanders on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, after being selected by the Cleveland Browns on the 144th overall pick on the third day of the NFL Football Draft. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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“The main thing, I’m just proving – coach (Kevin) Stefanski and (General Manager Andrew) Berry – they’re right. That’s it. They’re going to choose me. I’m a good decision. I’m a good draft choice for them.
Jackson Thompson of Fox News contributed to this report.
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