Shedeur Sanders: Overcomer

By Isaiah Magar | KZA Sports

Much has been said about Shedeur Sanders' stint with the Colorado Buffaloes and his surprising fall to the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Many critics (and there are plenty) claimed his arm strength wasn’t good enough, or that his ability to read defenses was too slow. But perhaps the biggest “flaw,” according to them, was his flashy personality. Undoubtedly inherited from his father, many pundits argued he simply didn’t have the talent to back it up the way his dad did. Yet, the endless criticism never kept Shedeur from focusing on his work and continuing to improve himself.

Most realistic fans and analysts expected Sanders to be drafted in the first round, with some even predicting he could go first overall. However, as the first round slowly ticked away, onlookers were shocked to see the Buffaloes’ quarterback still available. Jokes began swirling all over social media as the haters had a field day. “This downfall is hilarious,” stated one X user.

Shedeur was finally picked up by the Browns in the fifth round. Though he faced plenty of skeptics, he calmly stated, “My job here isn’t to prove people wrong. It’s to prove myself right.” Fast forward a few months, and he now has the chance to do just that. After statistically outplaying his peers in training camp, he was named the starter for the Browns’ preseason opener against former teammate Jimmy Horn Jr. and the Carolina Panthers.

It sounds like he already overcame the hardest part, right? Wrong. The Browns’ organization is so poorly run that the coaching staff seems to believe they made the playoffs last season. They intend to sit their starters, leaving Shedeur to play alongside the second- and third-string offense against Carolina’s starters. It appears as if the coaching staff is intentionally trying to set the fifth-round pick up for failure. Either that, or they are too incompetent to run a professional football team and should be out of the league entirely.

Regardless, Sanders has his shot. And if history tells us anything, it’s that he’ll make the most of it—no matter what the critics say.

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