It's safe to say Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft weekend didn't go the way he planned. Projected as a likely first-round pick and even a potential top-10 overall selection, the Colorado quarterback fell to the fifth round. The Cleveland Browns selected Sanders with the 144th overall pick, making him the second QB the Browns selected in the draft.

Sanders said his first priority with the Browns is "showing respect to the vets" and coaches. Why? Perhaps to dispel the oft-rumored and reported pre-draft notion that Sanders, the son of former NFL great Deion Sanders, turned off potential suitors thanks to an outsized or even entitled personality.

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected 144 overall in the 5th round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Sanders was once project