By Mark Pszonak
After Shedeur Sanders endured his now famous NFL Draft freefall last weekend, news emerged of how his interview with the New York Giants was a disaster. Now according to Albert Breer, a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, Sanders is also upset about that meeting.
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If Breer’s information is correct, which there is no reason to believe that it isn’t, Sanders’ anger is misplaced. NFL teams use these interviews, especially with quarterbacks, with the thought that they might be drafting the face of their franchise for the next decade. Because of that, they want to be 100% certain that they are making the correct decision. If that includes misleading a player during an interview, that is their right. The player, this time Sanders, had the opportunity to identify the misdirection, but he couldn’t do so.
This isn’t the type of reaction that is going to help Sanders’ image in the NFL. And it further explains why his freefall occurred. Sanders needs to stop blaming others for his current situation, regroup quickly and then arrive in Cleveland with a clear mind in hopes of proving to everyone that he deserves to be a contributing player in the NFL.
But with every news story that emerges, that seems less and less likely that it will happen.
