Deion Sanders assumed his son would be a high first-round pick, and he approached the draft that way. He had Shedeur sit out the Senior Bowl. Shedeur attended, but didn’t throw. He was at the NFL Combine for interviews, but once again didn’t throw.

When Shedeur Sanders finally got the call -- not the prank call, but the real call from the Browns -- Cleveland had already taken a quarterback in this year's NFL Draft. The Browns took Dillon Gabriel in the third round and their quarterback room also includes Deshaun Watson,