The National Football League consists of 32 teams that have their homes in cities across the country, comprising one of the most popular sports leagues in the world.
April's NFL draft served as a celebration and coronation of the next generation of NFL stars, chief among them former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward, who was selected first overall by the Tennessee Titans.
One player who didn't get the hero's welcome he expected in the 2025 draft was Shedeur Sanders, the former University of Colorado star who slipped all the way to the fifth round, shocking onlookers.
On Tuesday, fans began taking the NFL to task after a practice video of Sanders surfaced. They became excited for Sanders' rookie season as they pondered what the future holds for the former Buffaloes signal caller.
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Shedeur Sanders takes a shotgun snap in Browns practice on June 10, 2025.
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The Browns showed video of Sanders threading the needle on another perfect pass, something Buffaloes fans became used to seeing.
"In stride and on time," the Browns' X account wrote as they shared the video.
Fans took the latest practice clip as evidence that the NFL is to blame for Sanders' infamous draft slide.
"The NFL is a joke for letting this guy fall in the draft," one person said.
"Fifth round? Yeah okay lmao," another added.
"I love when comments always say that he's playing against practice players and undrafted free agents because so did Tom Brady and he won six championships," another person said.
"I speak for everyone when I say the league is cooked if Sanders starts," another added.
"Holy crap that is a throw. I didn't realize that was Sanders at first. That is right into the bucket," another said.