The NFL Draft is in the books, and soon enough, things will be back to all politics, all the time. Before I shift back into the normal routine, though, we’ve got to discuss just how insane some sports analysts went over Shedeur Sanders not being drafted until the fifth round. Heck, I’d go so far as to suggest that ESPN should fire Mel Kiper after the way he behaved.
We’ll get to the drama, but to provide the necessary background, here’s an excerpt from my original write-up on the Shedeur Sanders situation. If you aren’t plugged into football, it should give a pretty good idea of the issues and why NFL teams passed on him repeatedly despite the media obsession.
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To offer a quick recap of how we got here, Shedeur Sanders was projected by many media…