Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton offered a word of warning Friday night to quarterback-needy teams who passed on Colorado's Shedeur Sanders over the first two days of the 2025 NFL draft. According to ESPN's Jeff Legwold, Payton praised Sanders and suggested that he could make teams regret their decisions, saying:

Shedeur Sanders has become the talk of the NFL draft, but certainly not in the way he, or anyone, expected. Entering day three of the draft, Sanders remains undrafted. While it's not uncommon for successful NFL quarterbacks to go in later rounds of the draft,

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton says he is "surprised" that Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been sliding down the board in the 2025 NFL Draft.