Shedeur Sanders heard his name called during the 2025 NFL draft on Saturday then got to celebrate at a Dallas party later that night.
The Cleveland Browns traded up with the Seattle Seahawks to select the quarterback with the 144th pick in the fifth round. It ended a surprising slide to Day 3 for Sanders, who was predicted to be taken in the first round in ESPN's Peter Schrager's mock draft.
As the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback waited to hear his name called on Day 2 of the draft on Friday, a video surfaced on social media of Sanders receiving a prank call from someone impersonating themselves as New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. On Sunday, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich admitted to making the prank call and apologized in an Instagram post.
Sanders didn't let the prank spoil his big weekend. He danced with his brother Shilo after the Browns called his name. Hours later, he continued to celebrate at an exclusive event at Hyde Lounge in Dallas.
Dallas Cowboys stars Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb were listed as attendees, according to various reports, in addition to rapper Kodak Black.
Sanders joins a Browns team with a quarterback room that includes Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel, whom the franchise drafted in Round 3 on Friday.
