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Daniel Oyefusi
The surprising shift in Sheder Sanders in day 3 of the NFL draft is finished.
The Cleveland Browns exchanged with the Seattle Seahawks to select Sanders with the 144th choice in total in the fifth round on Saturday. Cleveland gave Seattle its 166th and 192nd choice.
After being selected, Sanders posted on X: “Thank you God.”
Shilo and Sheder dancing after Sheder were drafted by the Browns of Cleveland.
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– Adam Schefter (@adamschefter) April 26, 2025
The Browns were linked to Sanders after spending a lot of time with him throughout the process, but finally transmitted to him several times. Cleveland exchanged with the Jacksonville jaguars of their n ° 2 n -n ° 2 n ° 5, obtaining a commercial package which included the 36th choice, which the team used on the balloon carrier Quinshon Judkins, and a choice of first round in 2026. Cleveland selected the defensive Mason Graham plateau with the global fifth choice.
The Browns once again transmitted Sanders at the end of the third round, selecting the quarter Dillon Gabriel with the 94th choice. When asked why the team chose not to go with Sanders, the managing director Andrew Berry on Friday evening noted that there were four laps and that he was impressed by Sanders. A team source said that despite Gabriel’s choice, Sanders remained on the team’s board of directors and that his fall in a first potential choice ends with him now in Cleveland – although much later that many had projected him.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said earlier in the week than each player in the quarter-back room would compete to be the starter. This offseason, the Browns acquired Kenny Pickett in a business with the Eagles of Philadelphia and signed Joe Flacco in free agency. Deshaun Watson should miss an important part of the 2025 season after having removed his Achilles straight tendon.
Since the return of the franchise in Cleveland in 1999, the stability of the quarter-Arrière has escaped the Browns. Forty different quarters started for the team during this period, 10 more than the nearest team. Sanders joins a rescued quarter-back room with the opportunity to compete for a starting role from the start.
During the pre-abrade process, the Browns met Sanders in the East-West sanctuary bowl and again at the NFL screening combination. Cleveland also organized Sanders on a visit, then a large contingent went to Boulder, Colorado, for dinner with him and Hunter at night before their professional training.
The team’s decision -makers often praised Sanders not only for his references in the field, but also his education as the son of the Temple of Professional Football and Football Coach of Colorado, Deion Sanders.
A four -year -old start at the University – Sanders spent his first two seasons at the FCS Jackson State, playing for his father before transferring to Colorado to follow him – Sanders led the FBS with a completion rate of 74% last season and his 37 affected affairs were second in the FBS. ALL-AMERICAN selection from the second team, Sanders was appointed attacking player for 2024 BIG 12 and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Arm weapon as a quarter of the country’s upper class.
