The Shedeur Sanders draft-day slide was a big story. Big enough to make it into Monday's briefing from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. It wasn't a complete surprise, given that President Donald Trump chimed after the first round of the draft regarding the failure of Sanders to be selected in the first round.

The fall of Shedeur Sanders down the 2025 NFL Draft order was the talk of the weekend, even inspiring President Donald Trump to make an intervention, firing off a social media post blasting teams for not taking the Colorado quarterback.

Trump Administration Takes Credit for Shedeur Sanders Being Drafted: ‘Facts Speak for Themselves’ President Trump and White House officials are taking credit for Shedeur Sanders getting drafted. As Sanders fell down the draft boards, Trump called out the NFL and its owners.