Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam either gave Colorado Buffaloes football legend Shedeur Sanders a courtesy meeting while getting intel on Travis Hunter or gave the “Grown QB” a chance to win him over and get handed the keys to the franchise.
ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi reports that Haslam gave Shedeur and Hunter a normal meeting for potential cornerstones during CU’s pro day on April 4.
“Berry was also asked about the role, if any, ownership had in the selection. He shut down any notion that owner Jimmy Haslam, who in the past had gained a reputation of being heavily involved in decisions, forced the pick,” Oyefusi wrote.
“Haslam, who was seated behind Stefanski and looking onward as the room's response to selecting Sanders was captured by live cameras, was a frequent attendee to pro days and visits with top prospects. He was also part of a large contingent of team coaches, execs and ownership who traveled to Colorado's pro day and had dinner with Sanders and Hunter ahead of their workout. The team said ownership meeting with players was normal for prospects viewed as potential cornerstones.”
Potential cornerstone to fifth-round pick. That’s how drastic Shedeur’s narrative fall from grace was.
The Browns were gathering secret intel on Dillon Gabriel at Oregon during the pre-draft process, and given Shedeur’s two-day, four-round slide from the top of the draft, Cleveland’s front office surely heard from other execs that Sanders wasn’t worth burning an early-round pick on.
Credit Dan Lanning and Gabriel’s representation for boosting the ex-Duck’s draft stock. No comment on Coach Prime and Shedeur’s PR strategy.
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