53 h. ago Shedeur Sanders 'not talking to family' as response to NFL Draft setback emerges

Shedeur Sanders has barely spoken to his family since being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round, as he looks to make an impression in his rookie season

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1 week ago Airline passenger stunned to find out she is sat next to Travis Hunter: 'Would be proud to have him as a grandson'

A United Airlines passenger was stunned to find out she was sitting next to an NFL rookie, as she called the recent draft pick 'the nicest young man.'

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2 w. ago Derek Carr, Saints’ $150m quarterback, forced to retire over shoulder injury

Saints QB to retire over degenerative rotator cuff injuryCarr, 34, played 11 seasons with Raiders and SaintsNew Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear and degenerative rotator cuff injury in his right shoulder, the team announced Saturday.Carr, 34, has played for 11 pro seasons since being selected out of Fresno State by the then-Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump celebrates with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to announce the 2027 NFL draft in DC

The president has previously bid on more than one NFL franchise but was not successful as an owner in a rival football league in the 1980s

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2 w. ago Washington to host the 2027 NFL draft on the National Mall, President Donald Trump says

President Donald Trump announced the NFL draft is coming to Washington in 2027

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2 w. ago Shedeur Sanders fan sues NFL for $100 million over ‘emotional distress’ caused by low draft pick

Exclusive details: Watching the college phenom be selected 144th overall “was mentally frustrating and debilitating,” the Georgia man who brought the lawsuit told The Independent

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3 w. ago NFL fines Falcons’ Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over son’s prank call to Shedeur Sanders

Jax Ulbrich found QB’s number on father’s iPadAtlanta Falcons fined $250,000 over incidentThe NFL has handed out heavy fines to the Atlanta Falcons and their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, over a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during last week’s draft.The league fined Ulbrich $100,000 and the Falcons $250,000 for “failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL draft.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NFL hands Falcons coach hefty fine after son’s Shedeur Sanders prank call on draft night

Jeff Ulbrich’s son, Jax, accessed the prospect’s phone number on his father’s iPad

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3 w. ago Karoline Leavitt brags Trump’s post helped get controversial QB drafted – 112 picks after the president spoke out

White House press secretary suggests president’s social media intervention finally persuaded Cleveland Browns to pick up college prospect Shedeur Sanders

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3 w. ago Deciphering the reasons behind Shedeur Sanders' stunning free fall in the NFL draft

It’s not often that the 144th overall pick is the biggest story of the NFL draft

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3 w. ago NFL team apologizes to Shedeur Sanders after prank call during draft

Sanders suffered a draft-weekend slide and was cruelly tricked by the son of the defensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons

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3 w. ago NFL team apologises to Shedeur Sanders after prank call during draft

Sanders suffered a draft-weekend slide and was cruelly tricked by the son of the defensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons

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3 w. ago NFL draft 2025 winners and losers: bold Jags to a very weird Falcons weekend

It can take years to properly evaluate if a prospect works out. But here are a few early takes on the ups and downs from this year’s selection processGrading NFL drafts right after they happen is like grading a meal after you order it: all you know is what was said on the menu. That said, drafts do tell you a great deal about how NFL teams think about themselves at a particular point in time – what they need, where they’re lacking, and how they want it all to come together. Whether right or wrong in the end, there’s no more clear indicator of team philosophy than the annual three-day exercise, and that’s why it’s important beyond the players who are actually selected.While it will be years before we know how wise each move was in the 2025 draft, here are those who benefited most and least, as well as the decisions we feel are worthy of applause, and the ones that had us shaking our heads. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft is still baffling

Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft baffled fans, analysts and some general managers and coaches

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3 w. ago The draft roughed up Shedeur Sanders. The NFL will demand even more

The quarterback had to wait until the fifth round to be drafted. He now has to fight for his place on the Browns and prove those who briefed against him wrongWith the 144th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 draft, the Cleveland Browns ended Shedeur Sanders’ precipitous slide down the board, and gave him an NFL home.This was not at all what anybody outside the league expected. Based on Sanders’ tape alone, he looked like a second-round talent, which – based on quarterback prospects over time – could have shoved him into the first round, given the importance of the position. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stoltman brothers help make NFL Draft history as New York Jets show off Scotland

Aldourie Castle was the stunning setting as the ‘World’s Strongest Brothers’ from Invergordon made the major reveal.

Culture

4 w. ago Browns select Shedeur Sanders with 144th pick to end QB’s agonizing slide down NFL draft

Quarterback had been expected to go in first two roundsAnalysis: Sanders’s fall exposes cruelties of draftOne of the most extraordinary storylines in the history of the NFL draft came to a conclusion on Saturday as the Cleveland Browns, finally, selected Shedeur Sanders with the 144th pick in the fifth round of this year’s draft.Sanders entered the draft as the most famous current college player in the United States. Not only was he a star quarterback at Colorado, he was coached there by his father, Deion, one of the greatest football players of all time and one of US sports’ biggest personalities. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago NFL draft: Shedeur Sanders still available in fourth round as stunning plunge continues

Colorado QB had been expected to go in first roundFive QBs now selected ahead of SandersAnalysis: Sanders’s fall exposes cruelties of draftShedeur Sanders is still waiting – after three rounds of the NFL draft, 102 picks and five quarterbacks selected ahead of Deion Sanders’s highly touted son.The Colorado quarterback was widely considered a first-round talent. But his stunning slide continued on Friday night when his name wasn’t called in the second or third round. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Shedeur Sanders' wait continues as teams pass on Colorado QB early in 2nd round of NFL draft

The wait continues for Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who wasn’t among the first several players picked in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday

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4 w. ago Derrick Harmon’s mother dies shortly after learning son selected in NFL draft

Tiffany Saine was on life support at time of selectionHarmon said mother helped motivate him in careerTiffany Saine, the mother of Derrick Harmon, died shortly after learning the Pittsburgh Steelers had selected her son with the 21st pick of the NFL draft.Harmon was visibly emotional as he was picked, and the ESPN broadcast showed a video in which the defensive tackle spoke about his mother’s health issues and paid tribute to the positive effect she had on his life. Saine was on life support when Harmon was selected and the 21-year-old told reporters he was going to see her in hospital after Thursday night’s ceremony. Continue reading...

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