Shedeur, who was a projected borderline first-round pick, slipped all the way to the fifth round before the Cleveland Browns drafted him at No. 144 overall. The elder Sanders specifically refuted the notion that Shedeur was "unprepared" for pre-draft interviews, and that he wore headphones during one meeting with a team.

Shedeur Sanders signed an NIL with Brady’s apparel brand while he was in college. Brady has also served as somewhat of a mentor to the younger Sanders, according to ESPN. Last month, Brady told Logan Paul on a podcast that he told Shedeur to use his draft-slide as motivation.