Apparently, the brand new Cleveland Browns quarterback wasn’t the one one reeling from his draft plummet
Shedeur Sanders was anticipated to be drafted within the first spherical, with many speculating he might have gone as excessive as within the prime three.
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That did not occur.
Everybody assumed he would absolutely go the subsequent day within the second spherical.
That did not occur.
Then the third spherical handed and Sanders was nonetheless on the board.
The fourth spherical got here and went.
Sanders was nonetheless ready.
Then lastly the Browns took him within the fifth spherical with the 144th general choose.
A disappointing fall for somebody many presumed to be QB2 within the draft.
A fall that has apparently led to an unnamed Colorado fan submitting a lawsuit in opposition to the NFL over Sanders’ draft-week free fall.
The lawsuit reads that “[r]eports and leaked statements recommended that Sanders ‘tanked interviews,’ ‘wasn’t ready,’ and ‘was too cocky,’ which contributed to a story that has unjustly harmed his popularity and potential as a participant.”
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“These slanderous feedback mirror bias that influenced the NFL’s decision-making course of, inflicting emotional misery and trauma to the Plaintiff as a fan and buyer.”
The plaintiff is claiming that these actions precipitated “extreme emotional misery and trauma to the Plaintiff, leading to frustration, disappointment, and psychological hurt as a fan.”
He’s in search of fairly the hefty return: (1) a “formal acknowledgement” of the emotional misery “brought on by [the NFL’s] actions and statements”; (2) a “retraction of the slanderous statements,” together with an apology to Sanders; (3) implementation of “fairer follow within the drafting course of to make sure that proficient gamers are acknowledged and given alternatives primarily based on advantage”; and (4) $100 million in punitive damages.
Whether or not this lawsuit was filed in good religion is open to interpretation, because it appears to return off as a stunt.
Or a prank.
And after draft weekend, the Sanders household has in all probability had sufficient pranks to final a lifetime.
As soon as information of this lawsuit grew to become public, followers on-line joked about who was behind it, because it was filed underneath ‘John Doe’.
“Most likely Deion,” one fan joked on X.
“I can’t imagine Mel Kiper is stooping to this degree,” one other fan commented.
“It is Shiloh, is not it?” yet another fan added.
The jokes saved rolling in.