Posted on 04/30/2025 2:08:58 AM PDT by dennisw
Who’s to blame for Shedeur Sanders’ plummet to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft?
Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter thinks it’s simple: Sanders has no one to blame but himself.
“You’re going for a job interview,” Carter said about the pre-draft process during an episode of the “Fully Loaded” podcast released Monday. “So, for his job interview, he was so concerned about what his outfit was, his necklace was over a hundred grand. Like, he hadn’t even convinced people that you’re the face of our franchise.
Cris Carter had a 16-year, Hall of Fame NFL career.
“Matter of fact, he had convinced people that they were better off going in a different direction, even with people who had lesser talent. That’s the rub he put onto people.”
If Sanders had gone in the top three like he and many around him expected, he would have been in line to make far more money than he’ll now make after being selected by the Browns in the fifth round.
“He threw away at least 30 to 50 million dollars,” Carter said.
Carter also mentioned how the young quarterback’s father, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, could have been part of the problem, too.
Deion went as far as to say a year ago that Shedeur might refuse to play for a franchise that the family saw as undesirable.
“Shedeur and his family, they overplayed their hand,” Carter said. “Them thinking that he was in the same evaluation mode as Eli Manning, they didn’t play that right. Them trying to narrow the teams that he was going to go to, that didn’t do right.”
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Deion is the ultimate “Helicopter Parent”.
Yup. I remember how he came waltzing in making demands, pissing off a lot of people. He acted like he was some sort of “savior”.He wasn’t around long.
As a kid watching and playing (sandlot/high school) football was exciting , painful and an education all in one. Now in my mid sixties I no longer desire to even watch what this sport has morphed into along with the majority of all professional sports. fans are priced out of live games , trying to watch it on TV/cable is insane as you usually have to pay AND watch the commercials. I am at the point where if another NFL game were never played again I would not care. The UFL presents a FAR better game and the players are there for extra $ but also have lives they return to after thier brief season . Tired of all this garbage and I can give millions of millions more reasons.
I remember the “F**k Utah” on his fingernails.
Yes, all that is true.
Could be worse….he could have been drafted by the Pats…
Johhny Football was also a drunk.
Because of sports betting and even more so now, with legal online sports betting everywhere.”
I knew this but just realized what you say might mean even more.
They were even wagering on the draft I think 🤔
Another fool like Chad Kelly
Its likely that Deion and his family will begin to bash the Browns publicly and create a media firestorm when their son doesn’t start and doesn’t play.
I call Caleb the "Black Zach" (Wilson). Will make the occasional highlight-reel off-platform throw (that's hardly ever needed in an NFL game) and can look good when he has all day to throw, but put some rushers in his face and he melts.
Da Bears shoulda picked Jayden Daniels.
Cleveland now has five quarterbacks on their roster, including a pretty good rookie from the University of Oregon.
Browns QB depth chart
Deshaun Watson
Joe Flacco
Kenny Pickett
Dillon Gabriel
Shedeur Sanders
Johhny Football was also a drunk.
So was Bobby Layne.
Flacco is the best of the lot.
Very rich slaves
Peacocking- LOL!
Manziel wasn’t AS obnoxious
Just partied too much
Ken Stabler...
“for the most expensive Peacocking Fail in human history. Since the pyramids and sphinx were built” I hardly can agree with that statement. As for the rest, yep, Dion passed his ego down to sonny boy and that entitled ego, bit him in the @$$.
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