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Throughout the season, the New York Giants scouted Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders extensively. They also met with him at the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl and that will continue during the lead-up to the 2025 NFL draft.
Sanders recently revealed that one of his first top-30 visits will come with the Giants in East Rutherford. The only other visit currently on his schedule is with the Cleveland Browns, but that’s a slate that will certainly fill up.
Given their need for a quarterback and their pick location (No. 3 overall), it makes sense that the Giants would have their eyes on Sanders. However, Paul Schwartz of the New York Post indicates there could be a lingering concern that has nothing to do with his on-field ability.
There is no doubt the Giants are intrigued with Shedeur Sanders. They will explore the dynamic with his famous father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. There is a concern that Shedeur has been coached by his father since high school, and the Giants saw firsthand the video-centric, everything-gets-documented ecosystem created at Colorado and the spotlight that both father and son seem to crave.
If, for instance, the Giants lose their first two games with Shedeur as the rookie starter, does Deion send missives from Boulder questioning the offensive line or a dropped pass or the play calling? This all has to be explored as deeply as possible.
Craving the spotlight isn’t the worst trait for a quarterback coming to New York if it can be managed. Winning in the largest media market can turn a superstar into a legend but as we’ve seen over the years, losing creates an entirely different animal.
Couple that with the Giants’ embarrassing failure on “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants,” and it wouldn’t come as a surprise that they want to shy away from the “bare it all” approach to football both Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders have taken.
The Giants aren’t a quarterback away from winning, so early struggles are a near guarantee. How would Shedeur handle that? How would Deion handle that?
Those are legitimate questions and concerns that general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll must consider.
