Tom Brady is the single best example of draft position not mattering for an NFL player, and the legendary quarterback says he has tried to remind Shedeur Sanders of that.
Sanders experienced the most stunning slide in NFL Draft history last month when he fell all the way to the fifth round before being taken by the Cleveland Browns. Brady was asked about that during an appearance on the latest episode of the “Impaulsive” podcast, which was released on Tuesday.
Brady, who is now a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, was quick to point out that he was not part of “any evaluation process” for Sanders as a player. He did, however, say that he sent the former Colorado quarterback a text message after the draft.
“I actually texted Shedeur because I know him very well,” Brady said. “I said, ‘Dude, whatever happens, wherever you go, that’s your first day.’ Day two matters more than the draft. I was No. 199, so who could speak on it better than me, what that really means? Use it as motivation. You’re gonna get your chances. Go take advantage of it.”
Tom Brady shares his thoughts on Shedeur Sanders dropping in the NFL draft.
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Brady went from being the 199th overall pick in the draft to winning seven Super Bowls and becoming the greatest player of all time. The big difference is that there was virtually no hype surrounding Brady when he came out of Michigan, whereas Sanders was already a star before the NFL Draft.
There have been a number of unflattering reports that explain why Sanders fell to the fifth round. Brady was simply overlooked, while Sanders rubbed many teams the wrong way. That is another big difference between the two.
Still, Brady used the fact that so many teams passed on him as motivation, and it fueled him throughout his entire career. Sanders needs to do the same if he wants to succeed in the NFL. He would also be wise to ignore things like his jersey number as he tries to prove that every team other than the Browns made a massive mistake.
