Skip Bayless accuses Tom Brady of selling out Shedeur Sanders in NFL draft despite mentoring Coach Prime's son 

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Skip Bayless accuses Tom Brady of selling out Shedeur Sanders in NFL draft despite mentoring Coach Prime
Skip Bayless accuses Tom Brady of selling out Shedeur Sanders in NFL draft despite mentoring Coach Prime's son (Image Credits - IMAGN/GETTY)

Shedeur Sanders led the Cleveland Browns to a 24-10 win against the Las Vegas Raiders in his first NFL start on Sunday. The rookie quarterback completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and an interception to snap Cleveland's three-game losing streak.

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Amid the hype around Sanders, veteran analyst Skip Bayless has slammed the Raiders' minority stake owner, Tom Brady, for passing on the former Colorado QB during the NFL draft.

"He (Sanders) was raised to do what he did today at Las Vegas," Bayless said in a video on X on Sunday. "This, in spite of the fact that even though he was mentored through high school and college by the greatest quarterback ever, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr, that in the end, Tom Brady sold him out. (John) Spytek (Raiders GM) said before the draft that he sought the input of Tom Brady. So the Raiders passed Shedeur Sanders.
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"They had seven chances to draft him before Cleveland finally did in the fifth round. You know, and I know that they did pass because Tom Brady told them to pass. Two-Faced Tom, in this case, always spoke glowingly about what a talent Shedeur was, but there's something Tom didn't like, because there's something that a lot of teams didn't like. And maybe it emanated from Brady's inside word."
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Brady mentored Sanders during his collegiate career. Many believed that Sanders, who won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award at Colorado last season, would get drafted in the first round.

However, Sanders had a horrendous draft slide before the Browns took the QB with the No. 144 pick.

Shedeur Sanders shared an emotional hug with his father Deion Sanders before first Browns start

Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders - Source: Getty
Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders - Source: Getty

Before stepping onto the field at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders shared a warm embrace with his father, Deion, who is in his third year as Colorado's coach.

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Sanders was coached by Deion throughout his four years at the collegiate level. He played two years at Jackson State before transferring to Colorado, where he spent two more seasons.

Although Sanders is now getting some recognition, he still has a long way to match his father Deion's legacy in the NFL.

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