Colorado Fan Sues NFL Over Shedeur Sanders Draft Slide, Wants $100 Million And Apology. It Seems Reasonable

The NFL Draft slide for Shedeur Sanders led to ‘emotional distress’ for one Colorado fan, enough so that he (or she) is suing the National Football League in a Georgia court. 

As fans watched the draft last month, there was one fan in particular who was feeling the effects of Shedeur Sanders falling out of the first round. While other quarterbacks were taken before Shedeur, one fan, who did not want to be named, decided the best course of action to deal with his or her emotional distress was to sue the NFL for $100 million. 

In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Georgia, ‘Jane Doe’, who is a resident of the State of Georgia and an avid NFL fan, says that he or she was unable to pay the fees associated with filing a complaint, but that he/she sees the slide of Sanders as a ‘violation of the civil rights act’. 

OutKick reached out to the plaintiff, who told us that he is now awaiting the U.S. Marshalls office to serve the NFL with the lawsuit in New York City. Also, the plaintiff is in the process of hiring an attorney, which the plaintiff says will not be a problem, and has already been in contact with multiple candidates. 

Here are the ways in which the plaintiff is trying to prove to the Court that he/she is an avid supporter of the Colorado football program. 

Alright then, I'm glad that this Colorado ‘fan’ started watching Shedeur Sanders during the 2023 season, as the rest of the college football world was entertained as Colorado defeated TCU. That has to do it right there, as the plaintiff has shown his or her loyalty, for two seasons. 

But, it gets better as you read through the lawsuit. 

"The NFL's actions and the dissemination of slanderous statements have caused severe emotional distress and trauma to