"This is a repudiation by the NFL of how Shedeur Sanders and those around him handled the entire NFL Draft process," Jones said. "What you're not going to tell me -- or really anyone who watches football -- is that Shedeur Sanders is a worse quarterback than Dillon Gabriel, who was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

As former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders' NFL draft position collapsed, he got a call from a prankster masquerading as a general manager.

Two days and 102 picks into the 2025 NFL draft, everyone is trying to figure out what has happened that led to Shedeur Sanders not being selected by a team at this point. Per ESPN's Jeff Darlington, one NFL executive explained that Sanders is neither "a villain or a victim" in this situation and the feeling among teams around the league is he would be an appealing option on day three.