NFL reporter Josina Anderson fumes over arrogant Shedeur Sanders rumors from combine

One narrative around Colorado quarterback and potential top-three 2025 NFL Draft pick Shedeur Sanders has hit a nerve with NFL reporter Josina Anderson.Anderson vented her frustration on X, reflecting on one unnamed quarterback coach’s evaluation of Sanders at the NFL combine.“I am disappointed to hear that a quarterback’s coach from a team drafting in the top 7 referred to Shedeur Sanders as coming off ‘brash’ and ‘arrogant’ in his team interview and making his assessment known to a number of people, per source,” Anderson wrote.“I’m purposely not naming the team, as not to directly call the team out.I’m just sharing that this coach’s personal assessment is the direct opposite from how Sanders came across to many reporters in his press conference with the media at the Combine.

Sanders appeared to go out of his way to acknowledge multiple media members, regardless if they were recognizable or not.He seemed cordial, polite, witty, thoughtful along with being confident (as many athletes are).

Alternately, these observations were distinctly different from how another QB prospect came off to some in the media last year in Indy.”Sanders talked to the media on Feb.28 at the NFL combine, donning a backward-facing hat and a big smile throughout the questions, telling stories of training with Tom Brady, among others.After the combine, Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda reported that teams were beginning to sour on Sanders, citing little improvement year over year for Sanders and “a little turned off by his antics since January.”“According to league sources, said QB coach seems to have issue with ‘the culture’ of athletes who have broad fame and financial success before entering the NFL, and in their* opinions, appears to them to have a problem certain athletes — I’ll leave it at that,” Anderson said.“This is how pre-Draft evaluations can get jacked because of evaluators who don’t seemingly possess the discernment to detect intangible ...