The Steelers surprised many as pick after pick went by in the 2025 NFL Draft and they continued to watch Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders slide throughout the draft. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the reason Pittsburgh never made the call was because the organization “did not reach a consensus on Sanders as a slam dunk pick.”

The Cleveland Browns eventually stopped the Shedeur Sanders slide in the draft, taking him with the 144th pick of the draft. Sanders went from being projected as a first-round pick to plummeting all the way to the fifth round.

Shedeur Sanders lasting to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL draft was so distressing that one fan is suing the NFL for $100 million.