Shedeur Sanders ' dramatic fall during the 2025 NFL Draft was one of the biggest stories of the event. Once projected to be a Day 2 pick at worst, the Colorado quarterback fell all the way to the fifth round to the Cleveland Browns . As it turns out, though, a different AFC team had interest in Sanders, but was rebuffed by the QB himself.

According to a bombshell report by Adam Schefter, the Baltimore Ravens had interest in drafting Sanders in the fifth round, three spots before the Browns eventually took him. However, Sanders reportedly told Baltimore not to take him , as they already had Lamar Jackson .

“Sanders knew that Jackson, a two-time MVP and one of the top players in the league, was not going to be losing his job as Baltimore's starting quarterback anytime soon,” Schef

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