It wasn’t the moment Shedeur Sanders slipped to the fifth round that hit hardest—it was what happened weeks before, in a room behind closed doors, where one of the NFL’s most storied franchises allegedly tried to play him. The suit was tailored, the confidence sharp, but the test? Twisted. Sanders thought it was a standard install. Turns out, it wasn’t. And the war that followed might reshape how pre-draft games are played—and how far a quarterback is willing to go to protect his name.
Shedeur Sanders is battling more than just a depth chart—he’s waging war against a narrative. Back in February, during the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, the Colorado star didn’t mince words. Asked about what teams could expect from him, he fired back with trademark swagger: “If you ain’t trying to change the franchise or the culture, don’t get me.” It was bold. Confident. Maybe even calculated. But for some NFL brass, especially those in New York, it rang as arrogance.
The Giants, reportedly unimpressed, took matters into their own hands. In one of their official pre-draft meetings, head coach Brian Daboll’s staff allegedly handed Sanders an intentionally flawed play install—riddled with errors designed to test attention to detail. According to multiple sources, Sanders didn’t catch the trap. The Giants weren’t pleased. According to NFL insider Wesley Steinberg, the footage of the Giants’ interview with Sanders is “so bad” that both the Browns organization and Sanders’ family have warned of legal action if it ever goes public.
I’m told the footage of Shedeur Sanders’ meeting with the #Giants is so bad that both the #Browns and Sanders family have threatened legal action if it is published.
— Wesley Steinberg (@WesSteinberg) May 9, 2025
While the Browns didn’t say it, they made their intentions public by passing up on the signal caller in 4 rounds. But the NFL insiders are getting information from the team sources. Albert Breer revealed the news of botched-up install to the fans. Shedeur Sanders wants him and others to keep quiet now. A front-runner for Browns QB1, he doesn’t want his reputation to take any further hit.
The QB was disillusioned. He even got angry with Daboll when the coach pointed out his unpreparedness. Something was fishy.
Shedeur Sanders admitted a change of heart for Giants
The entire ordeal seems to validate what Sanders suspected all along. Despite a last-minute workout with New York, he had a gut feeling the Giants weren’t the right fit. And he said as much. “While the Giants worked out Shedeur Sanders the week before the draft, Sanders sensed much earlier that New York probably wasn’t in the cards for him,” reported ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. “Sanders openly acknowledged during the pre-draft process that he didn’t hit it off with Giants coaches, per a source.”
Once upon a time, Shedeur Sanders even wore the custom Giants cleats for a college game. But often times, reality is different from imagination. So, the rookie also acknowledged that he has to prepare another team. A sense of confusion also prevailed. An NFC executive claimed that the Colorado QB rejected an interview with his team. As a matter of fact, The Ringer’s Todd McShay reported that there was another team on top-10 picks, who pre-draft meeting went south. But the signal caller wants these reports to stop now.
Now, the Browns’ fifth-round steal is fighting back—on and off the field. What started as a botched meeting has ballooned into a public relations minefield, raising tough questions about how franchises evaluate players… and how far they’ll go when a confident QB doesn’t fit the mold.
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