One of the shocking slides in NFL draft history ended in the fifth round as the Cleveland Browns traded their 166th and 192nd picks to the Seattle Seahawks to select Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall choice on Saturday.
The selection marked the end of a free fall that saw Sanders, who was regarded as one of the top quarterbacks in the class, go from a potential first-round pick to a Day 3 selection. The Browns spent extensive time with Sanders through the predraft process — a large contingent of Browns coaches, execs and the ownership group traveled to Boulder, Colorado, to have dinner with him and former teammate Travis Hunter the night before their pro day workout — and he now lands in Cleveland, though much later than many envisioned.
