{"id":51023,"date":"2025-04-26T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51023"},"modified":"2025-04-26T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:47:48","slug":"cowboys-issue-bold-message-on-shedeur-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51023","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Issue Bold Message on Shedeur Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211427580-e1745657622948.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211427580-e1745657622948.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211427580-e1745657622948.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211427580-e1745657622948.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys Issue Bold Message on Shedeur Sanders\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys passed on Shedeur Sanders, saying he wasn&#8217;t a fit with Dak Prescott on the roster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jerry Jones didn\u2019t let old loyalties influence the Cowboys\u2019 draft board. After Day 2, the longtime owner explained why Dallas passed on Shedeur Sanders, the son of Deion Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>Shedeur Sanders\u2019 stunning draft slide has become the defining story of this year\u2019s draft. Once considered a contender with Cam Ward for the No. 1 overall pick, the Colorado star now finds himself hoping to hear his name called on the final day. In a dramatic turn, five quarterbacks have already been selected ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have had three picks so far in the draft, adding guard Tyler Booker, edge-rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku and cornerback Shavon Revel. Sanders hasn\u2019t been under consideration for the Cowboys, who have Dak Prescott locked in as their quarterback for the foreseeable future after a four-year, $240 million contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I don\u2019t want to make an evaluation, but we thought and evaluated him extremely high in this draft,\u201d Jones said after Round 3. \u201cNow obviously we have Dak at the highest-paid player in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jones on Sanders: \u2018The Character is There\u2019<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5339853\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2180390346-e1745658243162.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Cowboys Issue Bold Message on Shedeur Sanders\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5339853\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5339853\">Getty ImagesThere have been some concerns about Shedeur Sanders character that likely affected his draft stock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones also came to Sanders\u2019 defense amid growing criticism about his character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith my firsthand knowledge of my relationship over the years with Deion, I\u2019ve watched two or three ball games with his son. So with my knowledge of the family, I know that the character is there. It\u2019s great character. It\u2019s an unbelievable, competitive winning character for sports, OK?\u201d Jones said. \u201cEverything Deion has ever done, and by the way I\u2019m a big believer in osmosis, a huge believer in osmosis. \u2026 So I\u2019m a big person about the character of the Sanders family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Jones reached out to Deion Sanders at the start of the Cowboys\u2019 coaching search following their split with Mike McCarthy. Although Sanders never formally interviewed, Jones viewed \u201cCoach Prime\u201d as a strong candidate for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders \u2014 an eight-time Pro Bowler \u2014 spent five seasons with the Cowboys from 1995 to 1999, making a significant impact in their Super Bowl XXX triumph.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Traded for Joe Milton<\/h2>\n<p>Drafting Sanders might have been a stronger consideration for the Cowboys if Prescott were their only option at quarterback. In that scenario, Sanders could have developed behind Prescott with the potential to step into the starting role eventually.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dallas already addressed its backup situation this offseason by adding Joe Milton, who is expected to serve as Prescott\u2019s primary backup next season. The Cowboys traded for Milton, acquiring him and a 2025 seventh-round pick from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Milton \u2014 a sixth-round pick in 2024 \u2014 is a big-armed project quarterback who can learn a great deal working behind Prescott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great, he\u2019s a great person,\u201d Milton said of Prescott after the trade. \u201cJust being around him, I feel the great energy that he brings and just willing and look forward to learn from him and really compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dallas doesn\u2019t have a fourth-round pick but holds multiple selections in Rounds 5 through 7.<\/p>\n<p>J.R. DeGroote JR DeGroote is a staff writer for Heavy.com, where they have been covering the NFL, NBA, and trending sports stories since 2019. More about J.R. 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