Context:

Shedeur Sanders found inspiration and guidance from Tom Brady after being drafted in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns, echoing Brady's own experience as a late-round draftee. Brady advised Sanders to use his draft position as motivation, emphasizing that opportunities would come and he should seize them. Sanders, reflecting on Brady's advice, expressed readiness to work hard and focus on his career, dismissing the significance of his draft position now that he is part of the team. Despite speculation about Brady's influence as a minority owner, he denied involvement in the Las Vegas Raiders' decision not to draft Sanders, criticizing media integrity. Sanders and the Raiders have now moved forward, focusing on their respective futures in the NFL.

Dive Deeper:

• Tom Brady reached out to Shedeur Sanders after his unexpected draft slide to the fifth round, drawing parallels between Sanders' experience and his own as a No. 199 pick.

• Brady's advice to Sanders was to leverage his draft position as motivation, assuring him that he would have opportunities to prove himself and should take full advantage of them.

• Sanders, during the Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp, emphasized that his draft position was irrelevant once he started his professional career, highlighting his excitement and readiness to work.

• The Las Vegas Raiders, despite Brady's minority ownership and his longstanding relationship with Sanders, did not draft Sanders, leading to speculation about Brady's influence in the decision.

• Brady denied any involvement in the Raiders' draft evaluation process, criticizing the media for spreading unfounded claims and highlighting a decline in media integrity.

• While there is some evidence suggesting Brady's possible involvement in the draft process, the focus has shifted to the future paths of Sanders with the Browns and the Raiders.

• The narrative surrounding Sanders' draft and Brady's role has been covered extensively, with various opinions emerging about the decision-making and media coverage involved.

• One of the people who reached out to Shedeur Sanders following his legendary NFL draft slide last month was future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.

• During an appearance on the "Impaulsive" podcast, Brady revealed that he texted the Cleveland Browns fifth-round pick after he was drafted and offered him some sage advice.

• "I was [drafted] No. 199 overall," he said of his text to Sanders. "So who can speak on it better than me? Like what that really means. Use it as motivation, you're going to get your chances and go take advantage of it."

• Sanders made his Browns practice debut last weekend during the team's rookie minicamp and spoke about what he took away from his conversation with Brady

• "That was it, that my story's going to be similar," Sanders said, according to ESPN Cleveland's Justin Cooper. "I was a late-round draft pick, but we're here now, so none of that stuff matters. That just mattered on the day, and I'm just excited to be here, ready to work."

• One of the biggest surprises about Sanders' draft slide is that the Las Vegas Raiders, who Brady is a minority owner of, did not take a chance on him at any point.

• That's surprising because Brady and Sanders have a good relationship that goes back years, and the Raiders don't have a long-term solution at quarterback.

• While some have charged Brady with being the reason why the Raiders didn't draft Sanders, the New England Patriots legend has denied that's the case.

• "I wasn’t a part of any evaluation process," he said of Sanders. "The problem with media is everyone can just say whatever the [expletive] they want. And it’s kind of unfortunate because there actually used to be a lot of integrity in media and there’s way less now because everyone needs crazy voices to get heard."

• There has been enough evidence to suggest that Brady was at least somewhat in on the draft evaluation process, but none of that really matters at this point and what's past is past.

• Now, the Raiders will move forward, as will Sanders with the Browns.

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