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Long-time analyst and former quarterback Boomer Esiason has weighed in on Shedeur Sanders’ surprising plummet within the NFL Draft, attributing it to his overconfident demeanor on the NFL Combine.

Despite being projected as a first-round expertise and the second-best quarterback in his class, Sanders wasn’t picked till the fifth spherical by the Cleveland Browns with their 144th choice. This marked one of essentially the most shocking twists in NFL Draft historical past.

Sanders’ dad Deion was left to consolation his QB son with a post-draft message. An unnamed NFL scout revealed that Sanders’ athletic prowess and abilities had been underwhelming for a number of groups, and his angle raised eyebrows.

Esiason disclosed that some NFL owners instructed basic managers to strike Sanders from their draft lists, suggesting that even Deion could have inadvertently hindered his prospects.

“They took him off because the owner said ‘Take him off. I don’t want that guy.’ Shedeur Sanders just torpedoed himself,” Esiason mentioned on WFAN Sports Radio. “His attitude off the field at the combine, his dad didn’t help him either. He (Deion) was on a podcast talking about, ‘This is my son. If I can get him to where I want to get him to, I’m going to do that.’

“But if you hearken to this child discuss on the mix about, ‘If you need a new tradition in your locker room, I’m the man to try this. I can flip it round.’ I imply, he is very high on himself. And I believe he was very off-putting, off-putting to many coaches and basic managers within the league.

“And I’m telling you right now, and I know this after talking to three different personnel people in the NFL this weekend, they didn’t even have him on his board, on their board. They took him off and they took him off because the owner said, ‘Take him off. I don’t want that guy. I don’t want this entitled person on our team,’ and I don’t blame them.”

Sanders sparked controversy together with his feedback on the NFL Combine, which reportedly impacted how league executives seen him. “If you ain’t trying to change the franchise or the culture, don’t get me,” Sanders mentioned.

“You should know that history repeats itself over and over and over. I’ve done it over and over and over, so it should be no question why an NFL franchise should pick me.”

Despite being anticipated to be a prime choose, Sanders fell to the fifth spherical of the draft. Deion had beforehand mentioned potential touchdown spots for his son and even gave his blessing to groups considering deciding on him during an look on ‘The Skip Bayless Show’.

“Shedeur has told me, he’s talked to me intently about all the visits he’s had with all the teams, so I know where his heart is, I know where he wants to go,” Sanders advised Bayless.

“If it is New York, it is New York, if it’s Tennessee, if it’s Cleveland, if it’s still the Raiders, if it’s New Orleans, if it’s any of those teams that are seeking a quarterback, I’m happy with it, man. Because I know what he’s going to do to the organization.”

When questioned on whether or not he would lend a hand in potential negotiations, Deion remarked: “No, because that’s not God’s will right now. I want Shedeur to do what he’s consistently done — excel against all odds. I like the hating, I like the naysaying, I like the ignorance because it makes us feel better about what we do and it gives him another chip on his shoulder.”

Post NFL Draft, when reflecting on his journey, Shedeur confessed there may need been issues he might’ve dealt with higher. “Do I have any regrets?” Shedeur requested. “I feel like in life it’s always a way I can improve. So it’s always in different areas I’m able to improve. And some things that I could have done at the time that seemed right at the time I could have went about in a different way and that was like more during the season and stuff like that.”