Shedeur Sanders is the most talked-about athlete in American sports this week. Why?

Shedeur Sanders is the most talked-about athlete in American sports this week , a stirring feat for a young man who waited as long as he did to come off the draft board.

The industry consensus on Sanders was that he was something like the 20th or 40th best player in the draft.

He was often predicted to be the second quarterback taken, after No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward .

Deion Sanders' son Shedeur Sanders was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the NFL draft.

Donald Trump tweeted that Sanders should be picked by a team that wants to win.

John Sutter says Sanders is a solid prospect who could develop into an NFL starting QB.

So there’s a substantial chance that we’ve now had five days of our national news cycle in both sports and politics largely dominated by a player who will never see consistent NFL action? We sure have. American exceptionalism is alive and well..