Browns draft Shedeur Sanders: Coach and GM raise eyebrows with reactions to pick

The Cleveland Browns pulled the set off on taking Shedeur Sanders after his historic slide within the NFL Draft. 

However some followers are skeptical in regards to the staff’s enthusiasm for the participant primarily based on the reactions of Browns management after the choice. 

ESPN footage of Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and basic supervisor Andrew Berry confirmed mild golf claps with clean facial expressions within the staff’s warfare room after the decide of Sanders was introduced. 

Berry slouched with a half frown.

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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks throughout a press convention on the NFL soccer scouting mix Feb. 28, 2025, in Indianapolis.  (AP Photograph/George Walker IV)

Many followers on social media questioned how enthusiastic staff brass really was about taking the controversial prospect. 

“They look thrilled. Did someone force their hand?” one X person wrote in response to the footage. 

One other person expressed concern over Sanders presumably being on a staff whose management does not worth him. 

“This is even more disrespectful than NOT drafting him. No way these guys treat Shedeur fairly,” the person wrote. 

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On daring critic even prompt Berry and Stefanski gave a “reaction of shame,” whereas pushing a conspiracy concept involving NFL collusion. 

“This is a reaction of shame, they are embarrassed that they decided to participate in this collusion, participated in knowingly and obviously screwing this kid yet end up drafting him,” that person wrote. 

Berry and Stefanski later defined the number of Sanders to reporters in a press convention. Berry prompt that drafting Sanders “wasn’t necessarily the plan” after taking quarterback Dillon Gabriel in an earlier spherical, and he did not assume Sanders can be out there within the fifth spherical. 

“It wasn’t necessarily the plan going into the weekend to select two quarterbacks, but, you know, as we talk about, we do believe in best player available. We do believe in positional value. And we didn’t necessarily expect him to be available in the fifth round,” Berry stated. 

“So, we love adding competition to every position room. So, adding him to compete with the other guys who are already in there, that was the appropriate thing to do.”

Whereas discussing the technique behind drafting Sanders, Berry stated it was one thing Browns officers began to contemplate getting into the third day of the draft. 

“It was something, going into day three of the draft with him still on the board, it was a thought like, ‘Well, you know, depending on how far he goes, that would be something that we would be interested in potentially taking him off the board,’” Berry stated. 

Former Cleveland Browns Vice President of Soccer Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, left, and present GM Andrew Berry watch the motion from the sideline at coaching camp Aug. 27, 2021, at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio. (John Kuntz/Cleveland.com by way of AP)

“As names kept coming off the board, and we saw how we were positioned, we just felt like the value was there.”

Berry added that the interview expertise with Sanders was “positive” amid studies the quarterback interviewed poorly for a number of NFL groups.

Earlier than Saturday, the connection between the Browns and Sanders household wasn’t all flattering compliments. 

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Shedeur’s father, Colorado soccer coach and NFL Corridor of Famer Deion Sanders, as soon as prompt a younger quarterback ought to refuse to play for Cleveland in 2018, the way in which Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers in 2004. 

“I love what the Browns have done this offseason but if im a young QB ain’t no way im going to Cleveland. I would pull a ELI MANNING If possible,” Deion wrote in a March 2018 Twitter publish. 

Nevertheless, Deion additionally disputed the notion that Shedeur may not play for the Browns after a rumor surfaced final season. 

“A Lie don’t care who tells it. Please stop trying to become relevant by misrepresenting my son. God bless you,” Deion wrote in response to a publish circulating the rumor. 

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