Sports media cried in outrage over the late selection of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders in this year’s NFL draft

Shedeur Sanders , the son of Colorado Buffaloes head coach and former NFL player Deion Sanders , was not selected until the fifth round of the NFL draft.

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith compared Sanders ’ situation to that of Colin Kaepernicks — the disgraced former San Francisco 49ers quarterback known for kneeling during the National Anthem and smearing police officers.

Skip Bayless suggested that the collective decision by so many teams to pass on Sanders early in the draft “smells of racist undertones”.

The media-manufactured narrative that Sanders possessed the caliber of a first -round pick was completely overblown.

Sanders didn’t even crack the top 10 in quarterback ratings for the 2024 college football season.

One NFL assistant coach allegedly said of his interaction with Sanders : “The worst formal interview I’ve ever been in in my life. He’s so entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He never plays on time. He has horrible body language. But the biggest thing is, he's not that good”.