All 32 NFL teams passed on Sanders on April 24 in the first round and Trump (who once owned the USFL's New Jersey Generals) appears ready to fire every owner of a team that needs a quarterback after posting his displeasure about Sanders still being available.

The 2025 draft slide of Shedeur Sanders became a huge talking point around the NFL, and even beyond the sports world. Sanders was eventually drafted by the Cleveland Browns in Round 5, but not before the President of the United States addressed the situation on his social media platform.

Many people were surprised to see former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders fall in the 2025 NFL Draft out of the first round... Including President Donald Trump. Trump questioned whether NFL owners were stupid for not drafting Shedeur.