Whew! Shedeur Sanders got some die-hard fans!
An anonymous fan is suing the NFL for $100 million over Sanders’ disappointing fifth-round draft pick.
Yes, you absolutely read that right. The fan claims he suffered “emotional distress and trauma… as a fan and consumer” after watching the young athlete get picked on Day 3 of the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He says it was “frustrating” to watch the 23-year-old phenom selected as the 144th overall pick.
Speaking with The Independent about the federal lawsuit, he said,
“This guy was projected to be the first or second pick, no later than the top five, and to watch mediocre players be chosen before him… it was frustrating.”
He went on to tell the outlet,
“And to have all the NFL owners collude and not draft him, it was mentally frustrating and debilitating,” Doe, who said he has no personal connection to Sanders, continued. “For them to believe that they can just do this and there’s no recourse, it has to stop.”
Oh Snap! Shedeur Sanders fan sues NFL for $100 million over ‘emotional distress’ from low draft pick
This fan ain’t playing—he’s repping himself in court!
Whew! This fan is serious—and get this: the anonymous supporter, who owns a small logistics company in the Atlanta area, is representing himself in court.
The man, only identified as John Doe in the May 2 suit, states that he is a “dedicated fan of Colorado football and has closely followed Shedeur Sanders throughout the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
With that said, Doe alleges in his suit that the NFL violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, claiming team owners unfairly conspired “to influence the drafting process… [and] to restrain trade and limit competition within the league.” He also claims the “decisions made regarding Sanders may have been influenced by racial discrimination, violating his rights as a player.”
Furthermore, Doe believes that the NFL “may have engaged in unfair practices by misrepresenting the nature of the drafting process and the qualifications of players,” and that the league’s “actions and the dissemination of slanderous statements have caused severe emotional distress and trauma to the Plaintiff, resulting in frustration, disappointment, and psychological harm as a fan.”
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Neither the NFL nor Sanders has responded… yet
The NFL or Sanders have not yet reacted to this lawsuit. However, the athlete previously shared how grateful he was to get selected and be given a chance.
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