The Browns lastly ended Shedeur Sanders’ gorgeous fall by choosing the Colorado quarterback within the fifth spherical of the NFL draft Saturday, however members of their draft room — together with common supervisor Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski — didn’t precisely look enthusiastic about somebody as soon as thought-about a prime prospect falling to them on Day 3.
Stefanski remained stoic whereas clapping when the printed panned to the draft room, whereas Berry appeared impassive — as did loads of the opposite folks behind the pair — after they traded up and took Sanders No. 144 general.
On paper, a prospect who at one level had been pegged as a top-three choose at a very powerful place within the sport fell to them within the fifth spherical.
However Sanders’ previous three days had been outlined by what didn’t occur within the draft, when groups stored passing on him — together with the Browns, who chosen former Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel within the third spherical Friday — and ended up choosing Jaxson Dart (No. 25 general, Giants), Tyler Shough (No. 40 general, Saints), Jalen Milroe (No. 92 general, Seahawks) after which Gabriel earlier than Sanders in the end obtained the decision.
Berry, although, advised reporters that “we’re probably just tired from the weekend” when requested in regards to the viral response, in line with Professional Soccer Speak.
“Those clips, it’s not timed up to exactly the right time so I wouldn’t — don’t read too much into that,” Stefanski advised reporters, in line with the outlet.
Sanders and Gabriel now be a part of a crowded Cleveland quarterback room that features 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, a first-round choose whose manufacturing nonetheless hasn’t matched his draft label.
Controversial quarterback Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon once more in January whereas recovering from the identical damage that ended his 2024 season, and his season has already been jeopardized.
So regardless of his fall and the seemingly unenthused response from the Browns, Sanders will enter his first NFL coaching camp and preseason with an opportunity to compete for snaps and show that he ought to’ve been chosen far sooner than he truly was.
“We felt like he was a good, solid prospect at the most important position,” Berry advised reporters of drafting Sanders. “We felt like it got to a point where his price relative to the draft where the acquisition cost was pretty light. It’s a guy we think can outproduce his draft stock. I wouldn’t say it’s any more than that.”
