"I truly don't care" - Shedeur Sanders makes feelings known on media interviews amid falling draft stock

Modified Apr 16, 2025 14:55 GMT

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Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders isn't fazed by his stock seemingly tumbling ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.

Before the college football season kicked off, Sanders was in the running for the top pick. However, Cam Ward is now a lock to be selected first overall, and Sanders could even fall outside of the top 10.

In the lead-up to the draft, Sanders has done plenty of interviews and has spoken his mind. Although some have knocked him for it, Sanders says he doesn't care.

"I truly don't care about speaking like that. But it was definitely something I had to do because of the new product—the new everything that's about to come out with them. It's truly exciting, though," Sanders said on his YouTube channel [10:31]. "So, of course, they came out and asked a lot of different questions."

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Sanders has been linked to the New Orleans Saints with the ninth overall pick and the Pittsburgh Steelers at 21st overall.

Sanders led the Colorado Buffaloes to a bowl game last season. The quarterback went 353-for-477 for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.

Shedeur Sanders says he speaks his mind to teams during NFL draft process

In the lead-up to the NFL draft, Shedeur Sanders has made it clear he is staying true to his self, whether teams like it or not.

Sanders has said he will be a franchise-changing quarterback in the NFL. However, he has been considered brash and arrogant, which he doesn't think is bad.

"When I go visit these coaches and when I go to all these different franchises, I ask them truly what I think and how I feel," Sanders said on The Insiders on NFL Network. "Some get offended, some like it, some don't. They know what type of person and what type of player they're gonna get out of me, so I just have to make sure, you know, what type of culture or what type of dynamic I'm going to have with them also."

However, wherever Sanders gets drafted, he says he will let his playing do the talking as he has full confidence he will succeed in the NFL.

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Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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