Back in March, Deion Sanders served as the keynote speaker at a conference held for ProMat. During the event, he was asked about his thoughts on the draft and the fact that both of his sons might get selected. "I am excited about the potential of them going to the [NFL] and where they're going to go," Sanders said on March 19.

When Shedeur Sanders was still on the board in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns decided to aggressively pursue him. According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Browns general manager Andrew Berry "worked hard" to find a trade that would bring Sanders to Cleveland as his fall continued early on Day 3.

BEREA, Ohio -- Minutes before the 144th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft is announced Saturday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry FaceTimes Shedeur Sanders -- a call that finally ends one of the more surprising draft slides in recent memory.