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The Cleveland Browns drafted former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce talked about his feelings towards when Sanders was selected and the Browns being the team to draft him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images \/ Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0C<\/a>leveland Browns\u00a0drafted former\u00a0Colorado Buffaloes\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Shedeur Sanders\u00a0in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL\u00a0Draft. There was a large conversation about which team would select Sanders and when he would be drafted.<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce spoke on the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast about Sanders’s draft fall. He and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. With the Browns selecting Sanders, the star tight end gave his views on the pick.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGod, I love this for Cleveland. I really do, man. The Browns fan deep down in my heart is just like, \u2018f**k yeah.\u2019 You get a swag champ that works his s** off that has something to prove,\u201d Kelce said.<\/p>\n

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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images \/ Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Kelce is no stranger to knowing top quarterbacks, playing with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. While Sanders still has to prove himself in the NFL, from a player’s perspective, Kelce is a big fan of the incoming rookie.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot that he didn\u2019t before, but you know, he\u2019s got that chip on his shoulder I\u2019m sure because of how much he\u2019s dropped,\u201d Kelce continued.<\/p>\n

Heading into the NFL Draft, Sanders was expected to be a first-round pick. In the couple of weeks leading up he was expected to fall to the end of the first round, but going to day three was a surprise.<\/p>\n

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The former Eagles center added to his brothers\u2019 comments, agreeing that Sanders has even more motivation heading into his NFL career.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you\u2019re at all a self-confident person who believes in themselves and you\u2019re touted by a lot of people and you had the college career that he had, how could you not be upset that you fell out of, fell this far? You know what I mean? Still should be happy you\u2019re in the NFL, but I mean there\u2019s a lot of quarterbacks that are taken above him,\u201d Jason Kelce said.<\/p>\n

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Sanders spent two seasons with the Colorado Buffaloes after transferring from Jackson State. Sanders, along with his father, Colorado coach\u00a0Deion Sanders, and former receiver and cornerback\u00a0Travis Hunter, helped turn a one-win team into a winning program.<\/p>\n

Sanders finished the 2024 season with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns. He threw just 10 interceptions and had a 74.0 completion percentage. The Buffaloes finished the season with a 9-4 record, going 7-2 in Big 12 conference play.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) throws during day two of NFL rookie minicamp at the Cleveland Browns training facility on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. \/ Jeff Lange \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ahead of the draft and throughout the weekends, there were anonymous reports that Sanders was not prepared for private meetings and workouts and that his attitude was off-putting. Both Kelce brothers disliked the anonymous reports and believed that whoever said the information should reveal who they were and that there is no validity in anonymous reports.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom what I saw on film I thought he was a way higher pick and I think that\u2019s all that should matter and I mean it doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019s a terrible person, you know. He seems like he\u2019s just a motivated football player,\u201d the Chiefs tight end said.<\/p>\n

Sanders is heading into a crowded quarterback room featuring veteran Joe Flacco, returning Browns\u2019 player Deshaun Watson, former first-round pick Kenny Pickett, and 2025 third-round pick Dillon Gabriel. Sanders has gone through the Browns’ rookie minicamp and will continue to compete to move up on Cleveland\u2019s depth chart.<\/p>\n

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