Stephen A. Smith doesn’t understand.
Or maybe he doesn’t want to.
In a monumental and wide-ranging rant from ESPN voice Stephen A. Smith, the $100 million Bristol opinion-giver is telling the world that he’s fed up with the mistreatment of Shedeur Sanders, comparing it to what once happened to Colin Kaepernick.
Colorado quarterback Sanders has dropped in this 2025 NFL Draft like a lead balloon. The belief from many was that Sanders would be a high first-round pick.
Instead, he’s still available to be taken on Saturday as Rounds 4 through 7 will get underway.
What’s the problem with the projection?
That “belief” came via family-first promotion from his dad and CU coach, Dallas Cowboys icon Deion Sanders …
And then was swallowed up whole by people like Smith, who barely know whether a football is stuffed or blown up.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 1?
All of them.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 2?
All of them.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 3?
All of them.
President Donald Trump has actually suggested that racism is an issue here, ignoring the fact that the No. 1 pick in this entire draft is Miami’s Cam Ward, taken by the Tennessee Titans.
Cam Ward is Black.
After the second round ended without Sanders’ name being called, Smith jumped on social media to call it a “disgrace” that Shedeur had slipped.
“This is a damn disgrace,” Smith wrote. “How in the hell is Shedeur not off the board, not drafted yet. Y’all still think this doesn’t have anything to do with teams hatin on Deion Sanders? This kid is a first-rounder.
“In a different way, this is Kaepernick all over again…..being kept out. A damn disgrace. I don’t care what anyone says!”
Here’s another disgrace …
Kaepernick starred with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2016 before teams blackballed him for his sociopolitical views.
There is absolutely no tie between the two situations.
Teams are deciding that Sanders’ talent doesn’t match the hype. They might be wrong. But it’s not a “disgrace” … and it’s not anything like Kaepernick’s plight.
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Stephen A. Smith doesn’t understand.
Or maybe he doesn’t want to.
In a monumental and wide-ranging rant from ESPN voice Stephen A. Smith, the $100 million Bristol opinion-giver is telling the world that he’s fed up with the mistreatment of Shedeur Sanders, comparing it to what once happened to Colin Kaepernick.
Colorado quarterback Sanders has dropped in this 2025 NFL Draft like a lead balloon. The belief from many was that Sanders would be a high first-round pick.
Instead, he’s still available to be taken on Saturday as Rounds 4 through 7 will get underway.
What’s the problem with the projection?
That “belief” came via family-first promotion from his dad and CU coach, Dallas Cowboys icon Deion Sanders …
And then was swallowed up whole by people like Smith, who barely know whether a football is stuffed or blown up.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 1?
All of them.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 2?
All of them.
How many teams passed on Shedeur in Round 3?
All of them.
President Donald Trump has actually suggested that racism is an issue here, ignoring the fact that the No. 1 pick in this entire draft is Miami’s Cam Ward, taken by the Tennessee Titans.
Cam Ward is Black.
After the second round ended without Sanders’ name being called, Smith jumped on social media to call it a “disgrace” that Shedeur had slipped.
“This is a damn disgrace,” Smith wrote. “How in the hell is Shedeur not off the board, not drafted yet. Y’all still think this doesn’t have anything to do with teams hatin on Deion Sanders? This kid is a first-rounder.
“In a different way, this is Kaepernick all over again…..being kept out. A damn disgrace. I don’t care what anyone says!”
Here’s another disgrace …
Kaepernick starred with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2016 before teams blackballed him for his sociopolitical views.
There is absolutely no tie between the two situations.
Teams are deciding that Sanders’ talent doesn’t match the hype. They might be wrong. But it’s not a “disgrace” … and it’s not anything like Kaepernick’s plight.
Related: George Kittle Action is Good News for 49ers Fans
Related: Shedeur Sanders Slide Prompting Calls Of Racism And Reaction From Donald Trump
