The NFL Should Be Embarrassed: Shedeur Sanders Was Blackballed, Plain and Simple

Let me get right to it.

I’m going to say it loud and clear: the NFL should be absolutely ashamed of itself.

Shedeur Sanders — a star, a leader, a pure baller—should've been shaking the commissioner's hand on draft night, walking across that stage as a top 10 pick. 

Instead?

He had to wait until the damn fifth round to hear his name called by the Cleveland Browns.

A FIFTH-ROUND PICK?!

Are y'all serious right now?!

FIFTH ROUND?!

This man didn’t just play college football — he dominated it.

Last season alone, Shedeur was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting, and completed an insane 74% of his passes— the best in the country— for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns, and just 10 interceptions.

He wasn’t just good — he was historically good.

He led the entire FBS in completion percentage. He threw the second-most touchdowns in the entire nation.

He won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, honoring the best upperclassman quarterback in the country.

But somehow... some way... this brother had to sit there and watch quarterbacks like Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe, and Dillon Gabriel — no disrespect — go ahead of him.

WHAT?!

Make it make sense!

Look, I’m just gonna say it: this wasn’t about football.

This was about culture.  This was about perception. 

This was about the fact that Shedeur Sanders, a young Black man, walks into a room knowing who he is, knowing what he’s worth, and he refuses to apologize for it.

He’s already rich.

He’s already successful.

And he’s already a brand unto himself.

To a lot of folks running these NFL teams?

That’s uncomfortable.

That’s threatening.

And don’t think his father — Deion "Prime Time" Sanders — ain’t part of this story either.

Prime didn’t play by the "rules" back when he was rocking chains on the field and high-stepping into the end zone.

He talked loud.

He shined brightly.

He wasn’t humble the way the establishment wanted him to be.

They made Shedeur an example.  Period.

Because if Johnny Manziel can be a first-round pick, if Baker Mayfield can go first overall, if

Daniel Jones can be a top 10 selection; don’t you DARE sit here and tell me that Shedeur Sanders isn’t worthy of that same respect.

And don’t even get me started on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

How do you sit there, in desperate need of a quarterback, look at Shedeur Sanders sitting RIGHT THERE, and say, “Nah, we’re good”?

It’s disgraceful.

Look — you can blackball him. You can doubt him. You can sleep on him.

But you can’t stop destiny.

And believe me when I tell you, Shedeur Sanders is coming.

I hope he tears this league up. I hope he embarrasses every GM and coach that overlooked him. I hope he makes y’all regret it for the next 10 years.

Because when it’s all said and done, you’re all going to have to deal with the truth you tried to ignore: Shedeur Sanders was HIM before you gave him your stamp.

And he didn’t need your approval anyway.