It's not often that the 144th overall pick is the biggest story of the NFL draft. But Shedeur Sanders was not the usual 144th pick and his situation transcended football. The narrative around Sanders blurred lines between sports,

The 23-year-old Shedeur showed nothing by class during his draft slide even through a horrible prank call he had to endure that made him think the New Orleans Saints were taking him. He gave a classy speech after Day 1s slide, even seen giggling with popular singer Shenseea.

It all played out in public for Shedeur Sanders, every last bit of disappointment and disrespect. An NFL draft of expected celebration became a weekend of waiting, if not worrying. From a mean-spirited prank spinning across the internet to a seemingly interminable delay in getting drafted -- not just a few picks after the mocks had predicted,