Claiming emotional distress, a football fan has filed a long-shot lawsuit seeking punitive damages for Shedeur Sanders draft pick.

However, one Trump critic, who you’d think would blame race for Sanders’ draft fall, believes his drop was more straightforward than that, and less shades of Colin Kaepernick, who has been blackballed by the league.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller has attributed Shedeur Sanders' unexpected slide to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to missteps in his pre-draft process.