Shedeur Sanders (Photo via Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
The NFL is being sued for a whopping $100 million over Shedeur Sanders’ slide in last month’s draft, though they should not be too worried.
Shedeur was projected as a top-five pick ahead of the selection process but was not invited to the first round and ended up sliding all the way to the fifth. As a result, Dr. Umar Johnson has urged his father, Deion Sanders, to sue the league.
While Coach Prime is unlikely to do so, one Georgia resident has moved forward with his own lawsuit.
According to The Independent, the unidentified man has filed a suit against the NFL for “emotional distress.” He claims it was extremely frustrating to have to watch less-talented quarterbacks get picked ahead of the former Colorado star, and he wants to get paid for it.
“This guy was projected to be the first or second pick, no later than the top five, and to watch mediocre players be chosen before him… it was frustrating,” the individual, referred to as John Doe in the suit, told the outlet.
John Doe Says NFL Owners Have To Be Stopped After What They Did To Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
Doe, a 55-year-old Colorado fan and the owner of a logistics company, filed the suit in a U.S. District Court on May 2.
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He claims to have no personal connection to the Sanders family but asserts that NFL owners need to be held accountable for the way they’ve treated Shedeur.
“And to have all the NFL owners collude and not draft him, it was mentally frustrating and debilitating,” he added. “For them to believe that they can just do this and there’s no recourse, it has to stop.”
The filing also claims that there may have been racial biases at play, which would justify the sum Doe is after.
Of course, it would be an even bigger surprise than Shedeur Sanders slipping to round 5 if this actually goes anywhere, but you have to admire the commitment.
New Report Reveals How Giants Set Shedeur Sanders Up To Fail And Pissed Him Off During The Pre-Draft Process
Shedeur Sanders (Photo via Instagram)
By now, it’s no secret that Shedeur Sanders’ interview with the New York Giants didn’t go very well, but some new information has surfaced following the quarterback’s unexpected slip in the NFL Draft.
Sanders was projected as a top-five pick in the buildup to the event, but it took the Cleveland Browns trading up into the fifth round to stop his shocking slide.
According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Giants intentionally slipped errors into a mock playbook installation that Shedeur failed to spot. Breer notes that the former Colorado star was upset after getting called out for missing the purposeful mistakes.
“The Giants give players an installation with intentional mistakes in it,” Breer reported. “He didn’t catch them, they pointed it out to him, and things didn’t go well after that… He got mad because they did that.”
🚨🚨 NFL RUMORS#Browns Shedeur Sanders was reportedly “pissed” at the #Giants during his private pre-draft visit, per Albert Breer“
The Giants one, they give players an install, and there are mistakes intentionally put in the install. He didn’t catch them and got called on it…… pic.twitter.com/cxBOodTL3R— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) May 4, 2025
Shedeur Sanders Could Have Still Gone To The Giants, According To NFL Network Insider
Shedeur Sanders (Photo via shedeursanders/IG)
The Giants opted to select Jaxson Dart in the first round, which was one of the most surprising moves of the draft, leaving Shedeur to fall all the way to the fifth round.
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Still, it’s believed they would have considered picking him if Dart was not available when they got back on the board late in the first round.
“I think if Dart hadn’t been available for the Giants, trading up in the draft for Shedeur Sanders was a very real possibility. It was something they were definitely considering,” Ian Rapoport relayed via NFL Network.
Time will tell how the decision works out for the Giants, but history is certainly not on their side. In any case, head coach Brian Daboll has already named veteran Russell Wilson his starter for next season.
Of course, Dart will have the opportunity to change his mind, while Sanders will have a chance to prove the coach wrong.
