Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders said his “job here isn’t to prove people wrong” but to “prove myself right” as he spoke to the media for the first time since his dramatic slide and fifth round selection during the NFL Draft.

Shedeur Sanders expressed sincere gratitude toward President Donald Trump after he publicly voiced support during Sanders’ surprising fall in the 2025 NFL Draft. The former Colorado star QB met with the media for the first time since being taken in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns.

Shedeur Sanders had all sorts of support as he slid during the NFL Draft to the No. 144 overall selection in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns. One of those supporters? President Donald Trump. POTUS wrote on social media during the draft that Sanders has "phenomenal genes" and is "destined for greatness.