Devastated Shedeur Sanders breaks silence on historic NFL Draft mortification after outrageous slide

On a night he may have wanted to forget more than most, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders broke his silence on his monumental NFL Draft slide.

Sanders, who was listed as one of the top quarterback prospects in the draft and was mocked to be a first round selection, has still not heard his name called after the end of the third round.

Moreover, five quarterbacks have been taken ahead of him: Cam Ward, who was expected to go first overall, and then four others – Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss, Tyler Shough of Louisville, Jalen Milroe of Alabama, and Dillon Gabriel of Oregon.

Shedeur, who decided to pass on attending the draft in person, was seen at his home in Texas on a Twitch stream with his brother and fellow NFL Draft hopeful Shilo Sanders.

In the clip, Sanders seems somewhat down about the events of the day, but maintained he was in ‘good spirits’ and trusted his faith.

‘Was goin on with y’all? We here, we in good spirits of course,’ Shedeur began.

‘God don’t make mistakes. We got faith in God no matter what, whatever it is, whatever it is bro we ain’t worried about nothin’.’

Earlier in the evening, Shedeur posted to his X account, saying, ‘Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING.’

Shedeur’s perilous slide down the draft boards is one that is unequal in any other point in league history, if not all of North American sports.  

Just months ago, Sanders was projected to be one of the first three players selected. Now, 102 players – including those five quarterbacks – have been picked before him.

Sanders was left to watch at a draft party at his home in Texas when he wasn’t chosen by anyone at all in Thursday’s first round.

But on Friday, Sanders was helpless as he watched three other quarterbacks selected ahead of him in the second and the third round.

Now, at best, Sanders will be the sixth quarterback taken off the board in the draft when the process reaches its conclusion on Saturday afternoon.

Entering Friday night, many expected Sanders to be taken with the first pick of the second round by the Cleveland Browns. Instead, the Browns passed on him at picks 33 and 36.

Then, in a complete shock, the New Orleans Saints selected 26-year-old Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough with the 40th pick.

No other quarterbacks were taken in the rest of the second round, leaving draft analysts confounded by how far Sanders had fallen.

Then came the chaos of the third round. With the 28th pick of the round and the 92nd pick overall, the Seattle Seahawks chose Alabama’s Jalen Milroe in a stunner.

But then two picks later, in perhaps the most staggering development of the night, the Browns took a quarterback by selecting Oregon gunslinger Dillon Gabriel.

Gabriel had been projected by ESPN’s Mel Kiper as the eighth best quarterback in the draft class – making this an absolutely mindboggling decision.

So now, as the number of teams in need of a quarterback start to get whittled down, Sanders’ best hope of being drafted could lie with a team that won’t play him next year.

The only remaining team without a solidified quarterback situation is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have now passed on Sanders twice.

This stunning turn of events comes on the same day that President Donald Trump took some time away from his duties to post on social media about the quarterback’s dramatic tumble.

‘What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID?’ Trump wrote in his latest Truth Social rant. ‘Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the NFL. He’s also a very good coach, streetwise and smart! 

‘Therefore, Shedeur, his quarterback son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is all set for Greatness. 

‘He should be “picked” IMMEDIATELY by a team that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and say hello to your wonderful father!’

Months ago, Sanders was believed to be a top-three pick because the teams with those first selections – the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants – were all in need of quarterbacks.

But the Giants signed free agents Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in the offseason, mostly filling their needs at the position for this season.

The Titans were long sold on Miami quarterback Cam Ward, who they took first overall on Thursday night.

Then, the Browns decided to trade down in the draft – giving the Jacksonville Jaguars the second pick.

Jacksonville chose to draft Sanders’ teammate, Heisman winner Travis Hunter, second overall instead.

Rather than bulking up the QB position with Sanders, the Giants made a smart decision and took the best available player in the draft: Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter.

The Browns, with the fifth pick they got from Jacksonville, also took a defensive lineman in Michigan product Mason Graham.

As the first round ticked on, it seemed that any chance for Sanders to be picked rested on the hope that a team would trade up to take him.

So when the Giants traded up to the 25th overall pick, many believed that this was their chance to select Sanders as their ‘quarterback of the future’.

The Giants did end up selecting a QB. But rather than Sanders, they chose Jaxson Dart out of Ole Miss.

A dejected looking Sanders was seen slightly upset after that pick came through as his night didn’t go as expected.

That night, with friends and family surrounding him, Sanders addressed the disappointment. 

The 23-year-old spoke to his loved ones about his snub, admitting ‘we all didn’t expect this, of course’. 

But Sanders tried to remain upbeat, insisting he would be ‘happy’ regardless of what happens in the upcoming rounds of the draft. 

‘I feel like with God, anything is possible, everything is possible,’ he said. ‘I feel like this happened for no reason – all this is is of course fuel to the fire and under no circumstance we all know this shouldn’t happen. 

‘But we understand we’re on to bigger and better things. Tomorrow is the day, we’re going to be happy regardless, legendary.’

Well, tomorrow has come and gone for Sanders and it wasn’t ‘the day’ he may have hoped. 

Now, the NFL is stunned as one of the top quarterback prospects in this class appears to be more radioactive than Three Mile Island.

At the start of this draft process, the question was which team wanted to take the jump with the son of ‘Prime Time’. Now, all that’s left to wonder is how far he’ll fall.