{"id":26004,"date":"2025-04-27T19:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26004"},"modified":"2025-04-27T19:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:30:46","slug":"cleveland-browns-gm-hints-he-had-no-choice-but-to-draft-shedeur-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26004","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Browns GM Hints He Had No Choice But To Draft Shedeur Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u00a0made waves during the 2025 NFL Draft by walking away with not one, but two quarterbacks. First, they used their third-round pick on Dillon Gabriel, signaling what many saw as a great snub to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/shedeur-sanders\/\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a>. Then, when Sanders continued to slide, Cleveland pulled off a surprising move, trading up in the fifth round to snag him as well.<\/p>\n<p>Fans barely had time to process the first shock before the second one dropped. The idea of a team drafting two quarterbacks in the same draft raised more than a few eyebrows. It did not take long for the speculation to start swirling, and when Browns general manager Andrew Berry spoke to the media afterward, he only fueled the fire.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-berry-admits-sanders-pick-was-not-part-of-the-original-plan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Berry Admits Sanders Pick Was Not Part Of The Original Plan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2303899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shedeur-Sanders-5.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders\u2019 Clothing Brand Skyrockets Amid Shocking NFL Draft\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shedeur Sanders (Photo Via Instagram\/@shedeursanders)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Berry did not hide the fact that Cleveland\u2019s weekend did not unfold the way he expected. Speaking to reporters after the draft, Berry said,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t necessarily the plan going into the weekend to draft two QB\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0That one sentence set off a wave of fan reactions, many pointing the finger at team owner Jimmy Haslam for stepping in and forcing the move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FAJARNAB17%3Ft%3Dub6qF5k1ahMW7-yeTNjJgw%26s%3D08&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1916218936762466654&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fcleveland-browns-gm-hints-he-had-no-choice-but-to-draft-shedeur-sanders%2F&amp;sessionId=325c452fd42d932e6bf1826aa366425d62d8a3e4&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1916218936762466654\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div id=\"in_content\" class=\"pw-tag pw-in-article--size-logic pw-sticky pw-in-article pw-size-300x250\" data-google-query-id=\"CPXQ8MX5-IwDFXav7gEdqmc40Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/154013155,90099095\/1025157\/74736\/publisher:1025157-website:74736-in_content_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One fan summed up the reaction perfectly,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheUndergradCFB\/status\/1916222145648021930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting<\/a>,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cTheir owner pull the it\u2019s my team card on him.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jbcox3\/status\/1916223280979050581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chimed<\/a>\u00a0in with,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cAka I was forced to draft him from someone over my head.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The consensus among much of the fan base was clear: this did not look like a unified front-office decision.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to double-dip at quarterback immediately reignited criticism of Cleveland\u2019s leadership. Comments flooded social media, labeling the organization as \u201ca complete dump fire\u201d and mocking their long history of erratic moves with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KhansBurgh\/status\/1916320442471661838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jokes<\/a>\u00a0like,<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cBrowns are the Browns and will always brown.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, despite the messy optics, landing Sanders in the fifth round could end up being a steal. Sanders showed his talent in college and will now prove his critics wrong on the NFL stage.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this gamble pays off remains unclear, but Browns\u2019 2025 draft weekend will mark more than just player selections. It opened another chapter in Cleveland\u2019s long, unpredictable story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0made waves during the 2025 NFL Draft by walking away with not one, but two quarterbacks. 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