Shedeur Sanders responds to Trump ripping NFL teams for QB’s draft fall

Shedeur Sanders appreciated President Donald Trump’s benignant words arsenic he fell successful nan NFL draught precocious past month. 

After nan erstwhile Colorado backmost and boy of Deion Sanders fell retired of nan first round, Trump blasted teams for passing connected him successful a Truth Social station successful which nan commandant successful main praised his begetter and called retired nan NFL owners who fto Sanders slide.

“What is incorrect pinch NFL owners, are they STUPID?” Trump wrote connected April 25. “Deion Sanders was a awesome assemblage shot player, and was moreover greater successful nan NFL. He’s besides a very bully coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his backmost son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is each group for Greatness. He should beryllium “picked” IMMEDIATELY by a squad that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and opportunity hullo to your awesome father!”

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) speaks astatine a news convention during nan NFL shot team’s rookie minicamp successful Berea, Ohio, Saturday, May 10, 2025. AP

Sanders addressed Trump’s societal media station while gathering pinch reporters astatine rookie minicamp believe pinch nan Browns connected Saturday. 

“I was genuinely thankful for it,” he said. “Including him, location were a batch of fans, a batch of group successful barbershops, a batch of hairstylists. A batch of fans of me, my trade and my family that were location successful support. I was thankful that I person that foundation.”

Sanders’ descent was 1 of nan biggest stories of this year’s draft. 

Projected arsenic a imaginable top-three pick, Sanders wasn’t taken until nan 5th information of nan draft aft Cleveland traded up to return him 144th overall. 

President Donald Trump couldn’t judge really acold Shedeur Sanders fell successful nan NFL draft. AP

He is expected to compete for nan starting occupation successful a crowded Browns backmost room. 

Cleveland added Oregon backmost Dillon Gabriel astatine 94th overall, making Sanders nan 5th backmost connected nan roster, which besides includes Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and Deshaun Watson.

Sanders took 2nd successful backmost reps down Gabriel connected Friday, though Browns caput coach Kevin Stefanski downplayed its significance.