Boomer Esiason says NFL owners took Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards because of attitude

Keyshawn Johnson breaks down Shedeur Sanders' shocking fall to the 5th round and discusses what went wrong in the draft process.

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason unloaded on Shedeur Sanders on Monday following his dramatic slide in the 2025 NFL Draft, claiming that several teams took the former Colorado quarterback off their draft board because owners did not want an "entitled person" on their roster. 

Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the draft with the 144th overall pick. The stunning fall followed a dramatic weekend that began with many predicting that he would likely be selected in the first round along with teammate Travis Hunter, who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second overall pick. 

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #2, talks to ESPN after the University of Colorado NFL Showcase at the CU Indoor Practice Facility on April 4, 2025. (Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images)

Not only had Sanders been passed over until the fifth round, he was also Cleveland’s second choice at quarterback. The Browns had already drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round. 

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Esiason said Monday that he was not surprised by Sanders’ fall, claiming that several NFL personnel confirmed to him that their respective owners demanded that Sanders be removed from their plans altogether. 

"Shedeur Sanders just torpedoed himself. His attitude off the field – all those bad meetings that he had at the combine. His dad didn’t help him either," Esiason said on Monday’s episode of the "Boomer and Gio" show. 

"I mean, he’s very high on himself and I think he was very off-putting to many coaches and general managers in the league. And