The Tampa Bay Buccaneers observed as Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders unexpectedly fell to the fifth round of the NFL Draft, being selected by the Cleveland Browns as the No. 144 overall pick. Former Buccaneers safety Dexter Jackson, who experienced a similar draft slide, expressed hope that Sanders could use this setback as motivation for his NFL career, encouraging him to remember the quarterbacks picked before him. Jackson emphasized that being drafted later doesn’t determine success, citing examples like Tom Brady and Kurt Warner, and mentioned potential for both Sanders and Browns’ third-round pick Dillon Gabriel in the organization.
