{"id":275001,"date":"2025-04-26T19:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T19:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/browns-gm-andrew-berry-gets-100-honest-on-drafting-shedeur-sanders-late-in-round-5\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:44","slug":"browns-gm-andrew-berry-gets-100-honest-on-drafting-shedeur-sanders-late-in-round-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/browns-gm-andrew-berry-gets-100-honest-on-drafting-shedeur-sanders-late-in-round-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns GM Andrew Berry gets 100% honest on drafting Shedeur Sanders late in round 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4893232\" data-slug-id=\"2493083\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cleveland Browns General Manager Andrew Berry downplayed the selection of quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. He framed the pick as a value decision rather than a headline-grabbing move.<\/p>\n<p>Berry &#8211; the Browns&#8217;s Executive Vice President and General Manager since 2020 &#8211; addressed the media on Saturday. This is after the team selected Sanders with the 144th overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>During a post-draft press conference, Andrew Berry explained the organization&#8217;s thinking behind trading up to select the now-former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback. Many analysts considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/shedeur-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a> to go much earlier in the draft.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We live by our board. We felt like he was a good solid prospect at the most important position. We felt like it got to a point where he was probably mispriced relative to the relative. The acquisition cost was pretty light and it&#8217;s a guy that we think can out produce his draft slot,&#8221; said Berry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-insider-notes-shedeur-sanders-draft-slide-major-red-flags-qb-s-terrible-pre-draft-process-deion-sanders-influence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sanders&#8217;s draft slide was one of the biggest storylines of the 2025 NFL draft.<\/a> The son of NFL Hall of Famer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/deion-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Deion Sanders<\/a> &#8211; had been projected as high as a top-five pick earlier in the draft process before ultimately falling to the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>Berry made it clear that despite Shedeur&#8217;s high profile and college accolades, the quarterback would receive no special treatment in Cleveland:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Obviously Shedeur has kind of grown up in the spotlight. 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