While the last day of the NFL design of 2025 is beckoning, one question dominates them all.
Where do Shedeur Sanders go?
At one point during this concept cycle, Colorado’s quartback was in the discussion for QB1, but after sliding down the first three rounds, Sanders is still waiting to hear his name street in the NFL design of 2025. In the meantime, five Quarterbacks-Cam Wijk, Tyler-Haave, Tyler-Had About Sanders’ landing place have given way to an external sub -crochetion outside the box.
Could I return to university?
That was the discussion on the NFL network during their coverage on Friday evening. After all, Sanders has another year of the eligible university.
However, if this is the route he wants to pursue, it would not come with fight. A legal fight, that is.
According to the rules of NFL and NCAA Elegricity, a player eleven declared a player for the NFL concept, they have taken their deleted lecture elegity. As explained here by the competition:
The NFL finds the most underclass to end their eligible university and to obtain a diploma while maturing as a professional prospect. Participation in the concept means that a underclasman loses his remaining suitability: if he is not selected by an NFL team, he will not keep to play another college season and he will not be Uble to improvise for the design of the following year.
Other professional competitions, such as the NBA, enable a player to return to school after explaining the design, provided that he has not stored an agent. While Sanders and his camp handled his representation without hiring an agent, the NFL does not have the same provision.
That can be challenged in court. As explained by Mike Florio in Pro Football Talk On Friday evening Sanders could look to challenge that rule:
But we have learned one voy in recent years about College Football. Most, if not all, NCAA rules federal violation of antigust laws. And with players who now earn millions of zero money, why would a player with remaining elegility not be able to return?
Nobody you have tested. Shedeur Coud. If it fails, I have been able to sign a Rookie deal and participate in which team ultimately draws him up.
There is also a fascinating financial aspect for a potential challenge. Sanders would probably earn more money through potential NIL deal than through a Rookie contract.
The there is this potential argument. Maybe back to the university, to another school, the NFL could show what the competition hopes to see from Sanders:
Here is another turn that he should consider. Don’t go back to Colorado. His concept stock from 2026 can be improved by finding a new team, and by proving that he can play at a high level of his father/coach, Dion.
There is also the small issue of Colorado that has already retired his sweater.
The legal barriers can prevent this that this is a real option for Sanders, and who knows how the competition looks at him next year when I chose to go back to school Mathool Matho then his value in the training camp after being a late round pick. There is an “old school” aspect in the evaluation game, and it is not difficult to believe that Sanders’ approach to minimal training and meetings rubbing the competition in the wrong way. Would it go back to school that improve mindset?
We will see what is happening today, but the simple answer is this: Sanders cannot go back to school, at least without a legal fight.