The biggest story of the 2025 NFL Draft was definitely the fall of Shedeur Sanders. The Colorado quarterback fell all the way to the fifth round. One of the most surprising parts of that fall is that the Las Vegas Raiders passed on him SEVEN different times before he finally got selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th overall pick.

The Steelers, like other QB-needy teams, shocked the NFL world when they passed on selecting Shedeur Sanders not once, not twice — but on three separate occasions. According to one insider, there was a surprising reason why Sanders isn’t calling the Steel City home.