The Cleveland Browns taking Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft was shocking on multiple levels. The biggest surprise was the projected first-rounder’s catastrophic fall, but also that the Browns already took a quarterback,

When Shedeur Sanders was still on the board in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns decided to aggressively pursue him. According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Browns general manager Andrew Berry "worked hard" to find a trade that would bring Sanders to Cleveland as his fall continued early on Day 3.

From questionable reports to an anonymous assistant coach, former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders' character was under attack throughout the pre-