CLEVELAND, Ohio — When the Cleveland Browns traded up to the 144th pick to select quarterback Shedeur Sanders, it created what the Orange and Brown Talk podcast described as a true “blockbuster” moment – not because of the draft position, but because of who Sanders is and the attention he commands.

Even though the Cleveland Browns’ selection of Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft was widely praised as a great value pick, the organization’s entire process to getting there is the subject of scrutiny from people within the league.

Shedeur Sanders waited all the way until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to hear his name called. And the Cleveland Browns understood that well. General manager Andrew Berry acknowledged Sanders' unexpected slide in his initial phone call with the quarterback,