If you grow up in the Sanders family, you’re not going to lack in confidence. And Shedeur Sanders continues to show that he has 100% belief in his ability to turn an NFL franchise around.
Speaking to the media at the NFL Combine, the Colorado QB made the case for why he should be the first name off the board for a team looking to change the culture — calling himself a “cheat code.”
“If you have the franchise traits then why wouldn’t a franchise pick me?” Sanders said, via Giants beat writer Pat Leonard. “It’s like a cheat code.”
Shedeur Sanders: “If you have the franchise traits then why wouldn’t a franchise pick me? It’s like a cheat code.” Sanders ends his interview: “Thank you. Legendary.” #NFLDraft #Giants pic.twitter.com/fmTtJpRO3R
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) February 28, 2025
Sanders isn’t the only one that believes he has what it takes either.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter also championed Shedeur’s character by telling Kay Adams a story about what a standup citizen the Buffaloes star was at Jan. 20’s national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
“When I was at the National Championship … [Shedeur] didn’t know that I was going to be getting in the car with his driver right after him that had been driving him and his brother around for two days,” Carter shared on “Up & Adams.”
“So the thing that the driver said, as far as the way he conducts his business, the way he takes care of himself, the way he bosses his brother around to make sure that he’s not late… [he’s a] true CEO.”
“And to hear this driver brag about Shedeur… coming down every time he called him, he was five minutes early. The way he was preparing his dress, his wardrobe inside the car, the things he talked about with his brother, the seriousness with which he conducted himself like all these things,” Carter continued.
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“Like, he was just bragging about Shedeur. ‘Man, I drove him for two days, and the kid is going to be a great quarterback. Like, even if he couldn’t play, he’s going to be a great human being.’ … It’s nice to be able to hear that.”
Being a great quarterback is about more than just having a big arm and slinging the ball around the field. It’s also about how you conduct yourself as a professional and the face of a multi-billion dollar organization — and it sounds like that’s something Shedeur is more than capable of doing.
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