To be fair, Las Vegas did take a sixth-round flier on North Dakota State's Cam Miller, and they still have Aidan O'Connell under contract for two more seasons. Yet, Sanders was there for the taking and would have made sense for several reasons.

The Cleveland Browns drafted quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft. That move was a clear sign about how little they valued Shedeur Sanders.

Not long after the Browns drafted Shedeur Sanders, GM Andrew Berry received a phone call. It was from the father of Sanders — Deion Sanders. Also Sanders’ coach at Colorado, Deion Sanders was grateful and sincerely touched as he thanked the GM more than once for drafting his son.