Raiders DE Maxx Crosby Has Strong Message on Shedeur Sanders
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby Has Strong Message on Shedeur Sanders originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Shedeur Sanders is going to continue to be a popular news topic for the foreseeable future, even after falling to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He's a talented quarterback who likely should've been drafted higher, but dramatically fell for myriad reasons.
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It may never be clear why exactly NFL teams didn't want Sanders, but there's been a lot of speculation that he has a poor attitude, and his status as a big star could lead to some distractions.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby has known Sanders since he was a kid, and he defended the young quarterback while stating that the concerns about him are misplaced.
Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders.Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
'͏I think he's handled it the ͏right way,' Crosby said of Sanders on the "Glory Daze with Johnny Manziel" podcast. 'People have their certain opinions, you're Dei͏on͏ Sander͏s͏' son, he's got ͏a͏ big ͏personality, bigger than life, he's got his jewelry, he's ͏got this, and ͏you know ͏people just automatically put him ͏in a ͏box that he's a͏ distraction, not ͏a good ͏kid͏,͏ things like ͏that ͏and I͏ ͏think that's unfair.'
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Sanders has shown some immaturity with how he's spoken about opposing players or players who transferred from Colorado while he was there, but he's never gotten into serious legal trouble, and most of his teammates have spoken highly of him.
He hasn't created any major negative headlines since joining the Cleveland Browns, but time will tell if he truly deserved to fall to the fifth round of the draft.
Related: Raiders DE Maxx Crosby Has Bold Jon Gruden Prediction
Related: Geno Smith Predicted to Have Bigger Impact Than Sam Darnold in 2025
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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