NFL tries to send message to Shedeur Sanders, father with draft slide, ex-NFL star says

Sanders had questionable interviews with teams during the draft process, according to multiple reports. That appeared to hamper any notion of him being selected in the first round, let alone rounds two through four.

The Browns' selection of Sanders was the second quarterback the team chose over the course of the draft. They picked Dillon Gabriel, out of Oregon, before they chose Sanders.

"Nothing really affected me the last couple of days," Sanders told reporters Saturday. "I'm favored, I'm blessed. Besides that, it's not really anything that changed. The love of the game is still the love of the game. When you get on the field, there wasn't too much negativity being said. I know I gotta clean up some things in my game for me to be at my best, but that's what I take each offseason one at a time and fix it.

"The main thing, I'm just proving - coach (Kevin) Stefanski and (general manager Andrew) Berry - that they are right. That's it. They're right about picking me. I'm a good decision. I'm a good draft pick for them, to be able to come in there and do what I need to do."

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.