Before he was finally selected as the 144th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, a top draft analyst offered some intel on why Shedeur Sanders fell out of favor with the New York Giants.
The Giants were heavily linked to Sanders with the No. 3 overall pick in the months leading up to the NFL Draft. However, the team ultimately picked Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter instead. New York later traded back into the first round to draft a quarterback, but they picked Jaxson Dart 25th overall with Sanders still on the board.
According to NFL Draft expert Todd McShay, Sanders interviewed poorly with the Giants and clashed with head coach Brian Daboll. The interview left a bad impression on both Daboll and Sanders, and Sanders had not been in the running for the Giants since the NFL Combine.
“Shedeur didn’t have a great interview with Brian Daboll in a private visit. The install package came in. Preparation wasn’t there for it. Got called out on it, didn’t like that. Brian didn’t appreciate him not liking it,” McShay said.
McShay suggested that the Giants were not the only team that came away unimpressed after interviewing Sanders.
“There were two personnel people that I spoke to that were in the room during interviews. Two teams drafting in the top ten with quarterback needs where the interviews did not go well,” McShay said. “Not disrespectful. Nothing harsh. It just felt like, the phrase I’ve been using that I think aptly describes it, ‘We didn’t get the sense that Shedeur cared all that much about what we thought of him.’”
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