Many opinions have emerged on why Shedeur Sanders fell to the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round. One NFL general manager has an explanation.

Deion Sanders assumed his son would be a high first-round pick, and he approached the draft that way. He had Shedeur sit out the Senior Bowl. Shedeur attended, but didn’t throw. He was at the NFL Combine for interviews, but once again didn’t throw.

There have been a lot of explanations thrown out there for why Shedeur Sanders fell to the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, but a radio host recently laid out the best one.