Giants star angry NFL owners let Shedeur Sanders drop until fifth round: 'You can’t knock his talent'

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Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft position has been a topic of heavy debate, and New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers explained why he’s mad at how far the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback slipped down draft boards. 

Watching Sanders not only fall past day one, but also day two of the draft rubbed Nabers the wrong way, and the second-year receiver told the "7PM in Brooklyn" podcast why. 

"You don’t do that to somebody like that," Nabers told New York Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero. "You can’t knock his talent."

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers warms up before a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 24, 2024. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Nabers, the sixth overall pick by the Giants in 2024, went further with his analysis on Sanders’ play. 

"I heard a lot of things about he takes unnecessary sacks. He had a bad O-line. You know, he threw for a 70% [completion rate] with a bad O-line. Talk about his escaping the pocket. You can pull up plenty of clips of him escaping three or four tackles and throwing it down the field. 

"Most of his receivers had seven to eight touchdowns. He played with Travis Hunter. He won the Biletnikoff. There’s just some things you can’t knock."

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Reports surfaced during Sanders’ slide that said the quarterback prospect, once believed to be a sure-fire first-round selection, had bad interviews with multiple teams, prompting them to to pass on him. 

His personality off the field and his different passions and ventures may have deterred