In a different vein, Cleveland is not putting Sanders, whom the New York Giants passed on as their franchise QB, in the best position to succeed early in his career thanks to competition. This offseason, they’ve added three other new quarterbacks: Joe Flacco (signing), Kenny Pickett (trade) and Dillon Gabriel (draft, third round).

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller has attributed Shedeur Sanders’ unexpected slide to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to missteps in his pre-draft process.

"After the President's truth social post, the Browns finally took Shadur Sanders. Does the President think he deserves credit for Sanders getting picked? And does he think going to the Browns is better than being undrafted?