Mike Florio predicts more criticism for Shedeur Sanders before 2025 draft - "There will surely be other negatives"

Mike Florio characterized all the noise surrounding Shedeur Sanders as just that and laid out his reasons why he thought that the quarterback is getting targeted. In a column for Pro Football Talk, Florio said one player is targeted with such stories every draft and that Sanders shouldn't read into it.

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"Every so often, a prospect entering the NFL gets more analyzed, scrutinized, and criticized than all others, combined. Early indications suggest that Shedeur Sanders will be that guy in 2025."

He acknowledged that reports have suggested that Shedeur Sanders is brash but said that they always seem to come from anonymous sources.

Mike Florio gave another reason why so many negative stories might be coming out now. He postulated that some general managers, who are part of teams who are not picking right at the top of the 2025 NFL draft, might want the quarterback's stock to fall so that they might nab him.

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"There will surely be other negatives. In many respects, whispers knocking a prospect come from people with teams who would love to see the player slide down the board, so that they’ll have a chance to draft him."

Mike Florio agrees with Peter King about Shedeur Sanders possibly avoiding a dysfunctional team

Mike Florio further argued that all this hoopla around Shedeur Sanders could be because the quarterback wants to avoid a dysfunctional team. NFL reporter Peter King suggested that Shedeur and his father, NFL legend Deion Sanders, could indicate that they do not want to join a team like the Cleveland Browns, who have a poor reputation in developing quarterbacks, with what they say in the meeting.

The 2025 NFL Draft is more than a month away but it looks like Prime Time's son will be the focus leading up to it.

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