Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders said his “job here isn’t to prove people wrong” but to “prove myself right” as he spoke to the media for the first time since his dramatic slide and fifth round selection during the NFL Draft.

A fan of former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is suing the NFL after Sanders wasn’t picked until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. An unnamed fan in Georgia, who filed the lawsuit as “John Doe,” is suing the NFL for $100 million.

Shedeur Sanders expressed sincere gratitude toward President Donald Trump after he publicly voiced support during Sanders’ surprising fall in the 2025 NFL Draft. The former Colorado star QB met with the media for the first time since being taken in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns.