Browns | Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide addressed

Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ fall into the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft was addressed by SI.com’s Albert Breer, who cited several factors in the slide. Breer highlighted one coaching staff intentionally planted mistakes in a drawn-up play that Sanders didn’t catch. When called out on it, the Colorado prospect’s response didn’t sit well with the unnamed organization. Sanders also reportedly didn’t take responsibility at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine when a coaching staff asked him about his on-field mistakes, leading to Sanders saying maybe the two parties weren’t a good fit. Breer went on to mention that NFL executives simply didn’t hold Sanders’ ability in as high regard as the general public, and once the draft-day fall began, many possible suitors may have opted to pass on Sanders as a backup to avoid an ensuing media circus.