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Talented young QB got a message on how to deal with draft day disappointment
The Cleveland Browns went from having one developmental quarterback plus the injured Deshaun Watson to now having a full QB room with five signal-callers.
This is due in part to the fact that the Browns drafted two quarterbacks in last month’s NFL draft. Third-round pick Dillon Gabriel and fifth-round selection Shedeur Sanders joined Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Watson to compete for the starting position as well as backup and QB3. Watson is expected to be inserted on the IR list at some point.
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Sanders was ranked as a Top-5 prospect by many media outlets, as well as through self-promotion by his agent and father, Deion Sanders. Several draft sites had Sanders as a second-round pick, but nobody predicted his slide into the third round, which became the fourth round, and finally, when the Browns chose him in Round 5.
The descent was a huge fall for the talented quarterback, and of course, is considered a draft steal for Cleveland.
Many had speculated that Sanders would fall out of Round 1, but the crash and burn wasn’t predicted by a single soul in the industry.
A person who would know about the unpredictability of the NFL draft has reached out to Sanders and has offered some good advice.
Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had a message for Sanders, sent via text. He recently discussed his interaction with the young QB on the “Impaulsive” podcast.
Brady stated:
“I actually texted Shedeur because I know him very well. And I said, ‘Dude, like whatever happens, wherever you go, that’s your first day. Day 2 matters more than the draft.”
Brady should know. He only started his junior and senior years at Michigan and was not invited to a single All-Star game. Then, he dropped to the sixth round, taken with draft pick #199 in the 2000 draft. He was the seventh quarterback selected.
Arriving at his rookie training camp, Brady was listed fourth on the Patriots depth chart, and by Week 1 was penciled in as the backup to Pro Bowler Drew Bledsoe. In Week 2 of Brady’s second season, Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after a hit against the New York Jets. Brady became his replacement and then started in Week 3. New England then won their first Super Bowl as Brady became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
When Bledsoe returned healthy, he was traded to the Buffalo Bills. Under Brady, the Patriots played in 11 Super Bowls and captured six. Brady and head coach Bill Belichick formed the NFL’s most successful quarterback–head coach tandem.
Brady wanted Sanders to take his experience as one of those that teams overlooked time-after-time, then harness that and make it his drive in the league.
On the podcast, Brady continued his message to Sanders:
“Wherever you end up going ... it’s about your...
