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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…So all the black men drafted before him are a bunch of sissy boys?
“Bowman added in the video that he expects the Cleveland Browns to select Sanders with the first pick of the second round Friday night.”
Now it has to be double secret racism.
Black Godwin’s law: “It ‘cause he be blaque!”
NFL looks at each player as an investment. They weigh talent vs. the risk of lifestyle, physical durability, and things like attitude and motivations.
If the gain offered by the talent doesn’t outweigh the risk of everything else, NFL teams aren’t going to risk tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
He’s a “good” quarterback. Just not good enough to overcome something that apparently all NFL teams perceived when interviewing him.
and that he was a guy who just saw and reacted the right way on the field.
Shades of Johnny Manziel.
LOL.
Todd Marinovich was drafted in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1991 draft.
I mean, he worked out pretty good.
Da 1985 Bears won the Super Bowl because Papa Bear evidently convinced two guys who absolutely hated each other to work together for one more year.
RIP Steve McMichael.
Isn’t there a fire alarm, or anything else you could pull right now, Jamaal?
He’s “legendary “! His number has already been retired at Colorado. Oh what could the problem be?
Ryan Leaf, anyone?
Hey pilgrim, ever hear of Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes? Go play on the expressway.
Shadeur. Is it pronounced as Cheddar?
Why choose a name for your son that is so easy to turn into a joke? Whats the younger brother named; Monterey Jack?
Even Shedeur Sanders doesn't profess to believe that line of bull****. He doesn't even qualify as a 'strong black man'.
Shedeur's teammate, also black, (Travis Hunter, nice job ****ing that up, Browns) was picked #2, after a different black QB (Cam Ward) was picked #1, but regardless, S's teammate was the strongest player in the entire draft class, just wasn't a QB.
This year's draft strategy by all teams has been about drafting talent throughout the lineup.
The QB problem for about five teams in the NFL have been solved, mostly with bandaids, as they wait for next year's stronger class.
The racist imbecile Jamaal Bowman is just doing what he does -- publicly expressing his racist ideation. It's probably a major reason he's a former elected official. He probably will find out that, in a way, he's on the same side as DJT. :^)
Lamar Jackson.
The race card will surely be played.
cripes...though not bad...he didn’t complete 77% of his passes.
65.9; 70.6; 69.3; 74.; for 70.1 total college career.
I wonder how many black men were drafted before Sanders were all weenies ?
Trump wasn’t pleased he wasn’t chosen as well.
Yoe, that ezplins why Barack Obama was never elected.
What NFL general manager , in their right mind would want to put up with the drama?
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