Green Bay, Wisconsin (AP) – The expectation continues for the quarter of the Colorado Shemer Sanders, which was largely considered as a first -round talent but was still available at the end of the third round of the NFL recovery on Friday.
It was an astonishing fall for Sanders, who drew so much attention in the past few months that his shift towards the second day of the draft was the dominant scenario of the spring extravagance of the NFL and even attracted the attention of President Donald Trump.
In a post on Its social platform of truth Trump criticized the teams on Friday, not having selected Sanders and said that the “phenomenal genes” of the quarter-Arrière had done it “all ready for greatness”. And it was before the second round came with the name of Sanders always on the board. Five quarters were selected in front of him.
Sanders has spent the last four seasons playing for his frank father, sometimes polarizing – the temple of the renowned deion “Coach Prime” Sanders – first at Jackson State and later in Colorado. He finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy ballot last season last season while launching a school record of 4,134 yards and helping Colorado go 9-4.
Sanders was first evaluated by certain project analysts as a better hope for QB than the Miami cam district, which finally went n ° 1 in Tennessee. But as the project was getting closer, the concerns began to emerge.
One problem: Sanders has been dismissed 94 times in his last two university seasons. There were also concerns about the strength of his arms and questions about how he would adapt to playing for someone other than his father. And given its high profile, the teams could be reluctant to choose it if they consider it as a backup.
Little or no simulations, Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe or Dillon Gabriel are picked up before Sanders, but that’s what happened.
A few moments on Thursday, it seemed that Sanders’ wait could be over when the New York giants exchanged until the 25th choice, but the team Opt for dart out of the Mississippi.
The selection of solitary quarter-arre from the second round on Friday occurred when New Orleans died Sanders in favor of Shough, a 25-year-old man who ended his university career in Louisville after making stops in Oregon and Texas Tech. Shough was chosen 40th in total.
The quarter-back veteran of the saints Derek Carr has what the director general Mickey Loomis described as a “shoulder problem”, Leaving its uncertain availability before the off -season training sessions.
The Seattle Seahawks released Milroe from Alabama in the third round with the 92nd overall choice. Two choices later, the Browns of Cleveland selected Gabriel, who played Oregon last year after stays in the center of Florida and Oklahoma.
Cleveland succeeded in five choices in the first three laps and has a clear need for a quarter after the team has obtained little production from Deshaun Watson, which will miss the coming season with a torn Achilles tendon. Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, 40, are the current Browns QB.
When the Browns finally chose a quarter, they opted against Sanders.
Pittsburgh was also considered a potential landing point for Sanders, which visited the installation of the Steelers before the project. The only quarters of the Steelers are Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson after the departures of the offseason of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.
The Steelers took the defensive line player from Oregon Derrick Harmon with the 21st choice in total on Thursday. They had no choice of second round, but Sanders was still available when their turn returned to the third round.
Pittsburgh used the 83rd choice in total on the Iowa Kaleb Johnson ball carrier.
Sanders did not go to Green Bay for the draft. Instead, he looked at the procedure with his family in Canton, Texas.
“We did not all expect of course, but I have the impression with God, anything is possible, anything is possible,” said Sanders in a video published on YouTube Thursday evening, adding: “Tomorrow is the day. We are going to be happy despite everything.”
Another player considered a potential first -round selection had a longer wait than expected. Michigan’s corner half, Will Johnson, who was in the green room in Thursday’s first round, went to the Cardinals of Arizona in the second round with the 47th choice in total.
A reported knee emission lowered Johnson’s stock.
“It’s just frustrating,” said Johnson. “I know what I am facing, and I know that I am healthy and I know what my body feels. I’m just going to go there and show it on Sunday and show everyone what they missed.”
The second round presented several professions.
Seattle and Miami exchanged to make choices at the start of the round. The Seahawks have chosen the safety of South Caroline Nick Emmanwori with the 35th choice in total. The Dolphins took the goalkeeper of Arizona Jonah Savaiaea to No. 37.
Buffalo mounted 16 places to take the defensive platform of South Carolina TJ Sanders at No. 41. The Bills treated their 56th, 62nd and 109th choice in Chicago while obtaining the 72nd and 240th choice of Bears in return.
TJ Sanders will have an immediate opportunity to make an impact with the addition of free agent Larry Ogunjobi should miss the first six games to rape the drug policy improving the performance of the NFL.
The second round also included the selection of three other players from the Ohio State National Champion, who had four players took in the first round. The Running Back in tandem of the Buckeyes went early in the second round, with Judkins followed by Treveyon Henderson, who went 38th in the general classification in New England. Indianapolis took the rusher on board JT Tuimoloau at n ° 45.
Seven of the first 45 selections Played at the Ohio State.
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