Daniel OyefusiApr 26, 2025, 02:21 PM ET
CloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.Open Extended Reactions
The Cleveland Browns ended Shedeur Sanders‘ surprising slide on Day 3 of the NFL draft Saturday, making him the second quarterback they selected this weekend.
The Browns traded up with the Seattle Seahawks to select Sanders with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round Saturday. Cleveland gave Seattle its 166th and 192nd picks.
After being selected, Sanders posted to X: “Thank you GOD.”
Shilo and Shedeur dancing after Shedeur got drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
(via shilosanders/Twitch) pic.twitter.com/qPrVXCoF4c
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2025
“I would say I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity throughout everything,” Sanders said during a conference call with local reporters. “I don’t ever focus on the negative or even think about the negative because the positive happened so fast and it’s a change of emotions. For me, it was just playing quarterback. That’s what it’s about. You can’t be up, too low or anything. You got to be able to celebrate. And when we score a touchdown,