Shedeur Sanders
Draft Collusion Concept ‘Nonsense’
… Leigh Steinberg Says
Printed April 30, 2025 12:30 AM PDT
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Pack up the tin foil hats and UFO paraphernalia … NFL agent Leigh Steinberg tells TMZ Sports activities the conspiracy principle that house owners blackballed Shedeur Sanders throughout final weekend’s draft is “nonsense.”
The previous Univ. of Colorado signal-caller, after all, was largely anticipated to be a first-round decide … however tumbled all the way in which to the fifth spherical on Saturday — which had individuals racing to social media to accuse franchises of colluding with each other to maintain Deion’s son down.
Steinberg, although, advised us this week there’s simply no means that truly occurred.
“As a result of groups wish to add to their roster gamers that give them an opportunity to win,” he defined. “And that want to have the perfect gamers overruns some other conspiracy principle. Groups would draft a participant who’s received nice expertise on the sphere — he simply did not discover a match within the course of.”
As an alternative, Steinberg — Patrick Mahomes’ agent — mentioned if individuals wish to level the finger someplace … they need to begin with Shedeur’s pre-draft course of.
Steinberg advised us he believes not throwing on the mix — plus not getting ready sufficiently for interviews with normal managers — had been large causes for his slide.
He additionally mentioned the QB’s 13-12 file with the Buffaloes — and his well-known father’s massive shadow — possible performed a job as properly.
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Nonetheless, Steinberg advised us it may all be “a very good factor” for the younger Sanders’ profession — pointing on the market’s now no stress for the 23-year-old to begin immediately.
“He can nonetheless be a dominant participant,” Steinberg mentioned, “it is only a slower path.”
