"Shedeur Sanders gonna be playing in the CFL" - NFL fans react to Seahawks drafting Jalen Milroe over Colorado QB

Shedeur Sanders' unexpected slide continued on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL draft. Quarterback-needy teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers, ignored the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback in the second and third rounds.

The Seattle Seahawks also looked past Sanders and instead drafted Alabama's Jalen Milroe.

This resulted in mockery of Deion Sanders' son.

"Sanders gonna be playing in the CFL lmao," one fan commented.

"Sanders has been blackballed," one "declared".

"Shedeur gonna be the last pick in the draft lol," another predicted.

"This is what happens when you're nothing but drama," another lectured.

To make matters worse, Sanders appeared to receive a prank call from a fan saying he "would have to wait a little longer" to be drafted. Subsequently, he shut down the Twitch stream of his family's draft party.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport had earlier explained that Shedeur's slide was less a result of a loss of confidence in him and more a lack of open spots after the initial wave of moves in March:

“The New York Giants, obviously, were one. The Cleveland Browns, we thought, were another. They ended up trading back, collecting an extra first-round pick — potentially to go take a quarterback next year — maybe they’re not in the running like we thought. The Saints didn’t take one.”

Sanders will now hope to be selected on Day 3.

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Grading Jalen Milroe joining Seahawks

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The Seahawks’ decision to go with Jalen Milroe is a very intriguing one for the franchise, as it gives them an out should Sam Darnold underperform. Sports Illustrated’s Matt Verderame and Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski write that he could become their Lamar Jackson with the right development, seeing that head coach Mike Macdonald previously worked there:

"Purely based on physical tools," wrote Sobleski. "Milroe arguably has the highest ceiling of any quarterback in this year's draft class. However, he also has the lowest floor. It quickly became evident at the Senior Bowl that Milroe isn't comfortable in a traditional offensive setup and needs to drastically improve his footwork to ever reach his ceiling as a passer."

Meanwhile, Nick Baumgardner foresees him being a “developmental” “wild card” who may need two years to develop, but whose rushing ability may become a focal part of the offense as early as September, would he make the roster.

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