Everybody has a Shedeur Sanders take.
The Colorado QB was a consensus first-round pick, but he fell to the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday with the No. 144 overall pick.
Some think it was the Sanders family’s and father’s fault, Deion Sanders.
Hall of Fame NFL receiver Cris Carter has his own take on the matter. He stated that Sanders cost himself between $30 and $50 million by his behavior, knocking him down draft boards.
“Let me tell you what, ‘He ain’t running s—,'” Carter said in a podcast appearance. “They taught him a great lesson.”
Coming from someone drafted in Round Four of the 1987 NFL Draft, Carter thinks the father-son duo overestimated Shedeur Sanders’ draft stock before he even declared. Making matters worse, the former Colorado quarterback made bold claims during his NFL Combine interviews and did not work out at the 2025 NFL Combine.
“Shedeur and his family they overplayed their hand,” Carter said.
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“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. Not working out at the Combine, that wasn’t the right thing. His interview process, obviously could have done a lot better in that.”
Todd McShay reported that Sanders “didn’t have a great interview” with the New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll.
Daboll called Sanders out for not being prepared enough, which stopped them from taking Shedeur at No. 3. They would also pass on him with their other picks as well.
He hadn’t even convinced people that you’re the face of our franchise,” Carter added.
“Matter of fact, he had convinced people that they were better off on a different direction even with people who have lesser talent. He threw away at least $30-$50 million.”
Shedeur Sanders Added to CFL Franchise’s Negotiation List
Shedeur Sanders has a backup plan if the Cleveland Browns don’t work out for him.
According to TSN’s Dave Naylor, the Toronto Argonauts added Sanders to their official negotiation list on Monday. That means that the Argonauts will have the first chance to sign Sanders should he attempt to join the Canadian Football League.
Sanders hasn’t publicly expressed any interest in joining the CFL, but if things were to go terribly with the Browns and no other team signs him, he could likely take his talent there.
