Saints' Decision Not to Draft Shedeur Sanders as Unpopular as Ever After NFL Preseason Debut originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Following the stellar showing of rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the Cleveland Browns' 30-10 preseason opening win over the Carolina Panthers, it was the New Orleans Saints who seemed to catch the most heat.

For Shedeur Sanders, who famously fell from a projected top-five pick all the way to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, he made the most of his NFL debut and may have just crashed the party in the Cleveland Browns crowded quarterback room.

Instead, the Giants chose Jaxson Dart. He looked like a legitimate first-round quarterback with his initial play. He completed 12 of 19 passes for 154 yards, including a beautifully placed 28-yard touchdown pass to Lil'Jordan Humphrey.