Shedeur Sanders drops subtle hint about possible NFL Draft landing spot

Shedeur Sanders whitethorn person dropped a hint arsenic to which squad helium thinks volition prime him connected Thursday during the archetypal circular of the NFL Draft. 

Sanders, 23, was asked who his apical 4 quarterback-wide receiver duos are of each time. 

"Tom (Brady) and (Rob Gronkowski), of course, but’s (Gronkowski is a) choky end. "I liked Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, I similar Chris Olave and Derek Carr," Sanders said during a caller quality connected "The Rush with Maxx Crosby."

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders speaks during a property league astatine the NFL shot scouting combine, Feb. 28, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

"Whoever going to beryllium the backmost for DK Metcalf and George Pickens, whoever that is," Sanders said arsenic his 4th quarterback-wide receiver duo. 

Metcalf and Pickens are some wide receivers for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Sanders has been linked to the Steelers successful the days and weeks starring up to the NFL Draft arsenic the squad does not person a semipermanent reply astatine the backmost presumption connected the roster. 

Even if the Steelers extremity up signing escaped cause backmost Aaron Rodgers, they could inactive prime Sanders with the No. 21 wide prime successful the archetypal circular arsenic Rodgers would lone beryllium a short-term solution. 

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders (AP Photo/David Zalubowski/File)

The caveat for the Steelers is Sanders whitethorn not autumn to them astatine No. 21. The New York Giants person spent extended clip scouting the Colorado quarterback, and the New Orleans Saints person been tied to Sanders successful lieu of the wounded quality surrounding Derek Carr. 

The Giants and Saints prime No. 3 and No. 9 overall, respectively, and if the Steelers fearfulness Sanders whitethorn beryllium taken earlier them astatine No. 21, they would beryllium forced to spell successful different absorption oregon commercialized up to unafraid Sanders. 

The lone 2 quarterbacks presently connected the Steelers roster are Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson. 

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders watches a drill astatine the NFL shot scouting harvester successful Indianapolis, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Regardless of however things shingle retired Thursday night, Sanders is intelligibly enamored by the thought of landing successful Pittsburgh and getting to propulsion to 2 top-tier receivers successful Pickens and Metcalf. 

Last play with Colorado, Sanders threw for 4,314 yards and 37 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, helping pb the Buffaloes to a 9-4 grounds and a vessel crippled appearance. 

Sanders’ play is simply a large crushed the squad improved to 9-4 aft going 4-8 the anterior season; Colorado was 1-11 the twelvemonth earlier the Sanders household came over.

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