It’s not often that the 144th overall pick is the biggest story of the NFL draft.
But Shedeur Sanders was not the usual 144th pick and his situation transcended football. The narrative around Sanders blurred lines between sports, race and culture.
The former University of Colorado quarterback was the center of a three-day spectacle of cringe that will live in football lore for a long time. Sanders fell from a potential top-five overall selection on Thursday to the fifth round on Saturday in an excruciating slide that had his supporters fuming and detractors laughing.
The Cleveland Browns finally ended Sanders’ misery with the No. 144 selection, adding the 23-year-old to a crowded
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