Posted on 04/26/2025 8:33:06 AM PDT by Libloather
After NFL quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday, many critics debated why on social media.
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman joined the debate Friday, suggesting the reason Sanders slid was because "America continues to fear strong black men." Bowman also compared the 23-year-old quarterback to former NFL star Eli Manning, who refused to play for the San Diego Chargers after being selected with the No. 1 pick in 2004.
"The NFL doesn’t like [Shedeur]Sanders because he wears gold chains and talks like a rapper. They don’t care that he’s a leader, intelligent, tough and completed 77% of his passes with no O-line and no running game. He’s entitled but Eli Manning wasn’t entitled when he refused to be drafted by San Diego?" Bowman wrote on X.
"He’s not athletic, but that didn’t stop Joe Montana, Drew Brees or Tom Brady. America continues to fear strong black men who come from means and have a strong sense of themselves without submitting to the 'dominant' culture."
Bowman added in the video that he expects the Cleveland Browns to select Sanders with the first pick of the second round Friday night.
"It's the way Shedeur dresses. It's the way he talks, and it's his culture, in my opinion. You see him at the draft last night. He's wearing all black. He got the L chain on, and he talks like a rapper," Bowman said.
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It is always about race when they don’t get prefermental treatment. Race is never mentioned when they get prefermental treatment. The Cleveland Browns have their marching orders and instructions.
And I have a nice personal letter from Thomas Sowell.
Correct, Bill Clinton, twice.
Has this idiot not seen the team lineups of the NFL and NBA??
or the great colon kaperdick.
“It is always about race when they don’t get prefermental treatment.“
Top draft pick was a black guy who was quite humble.
So Cam Ward and the dozens of black players drafted before Sanders are all weak black men?
Seems to me that 70% of the NFL is filled with ‘strong black men’ so what the hell is this idiot talking about?
They do make multiple picks. I understand that the amount of money in the contracts go down as the draft progresses.
My point was individual picks in the tens of millions and multiple picks possibly going into the hundreds of millions.
That is $40 million total - paid over four years.
Every other rookie gets paid less. Minimum rookie pay is $840,000 for year one.
In the sixth year, elite QBs earn about $45-$48 million per year.
I am aware of only two QBs - Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers - who have guaranteed contracts over $100 million.
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