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Oct 26, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Recording artist Ice Cube performs on field before game two between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Ice Cube 'Bothered' Las Vegas Raiders Didn't Draft Shedeur Sanders

Originally posted on Colorado Buffaloes on SI
By Cory Pappas | Last updated May 19, 2025 3:38 PM ET

Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was the story of the 2025 NFL Draft, but not for the right reasons. Sanders, a projected first or early second round pick, fell all the way down to the fifth round before being selected by the Cleveland Browns.

Over and over again, Sanders got passed up on by all 32 teams, including teams that were in need of a quarterback. One team that some thought would take a chance on Sanders were the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders made a trade this offseason for former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. Smith while being a solid starting quarterback, will be turning 35 years old this season. Despite this, the Raiders did not take Sanders and instead waited until the sixth round, where they drafted quarterback Cam Miller of North Dakota State.

Famous rapper and long-time Raiders fan Ice Cube was did not like that his team passed up on Shedeur.

Ice Cube Bothered By Raiders Passing On Shedeur Sanders

Ice Cube went on the Skip Bayless Show last week where he was asked about the Raiders passing up on Shedeur Sanders. “Did it bother you at all?” Bayless asked Ice Cube.

“It did bother me, I wanted him. But I understand, you know, I could see from a coach’s point of view why not to take him,” Ice Cube said. “You take him, you don’t have a good season or two, Deion (Sanders) is getting your job. He’s definitely not a fifth round pick.”

Shedeur & Draft. Ice Cube on Raiders Not Drafting #12

"It did bother me. I wanted him. He's definitely not a 5th round pick. You take him, you don't have a good season or two Deion's getting your job"

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— JaKi (@JaKiTruth) May 18, 2025

Ice Cube brought up the theory that many have speculated. If the coach of a team wasn’t able to make it work with Shedeur, that organization could look to replace them with Shedeur's dad and Colorado coach, Deion Sanders.

Deion Sanders was in coaching rumors for the vacant Dallas Cowboys job this offseason before he returned to Colorado with a contract extension. If Colorado has another good season, the “Coach Prime to the NFL” rumors will start once again.

A Chance For Shedeur Sanders To Start For Browns In 2025-2026 Season?

Shedeur Sanders will have a better opportunity to start this season than most fifth round rookie quarterbacks. The Browns quarterback room consists of the rookie Shedeur Sanders, third round rookie Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Deshaun Watson.

Flacco and Pickett were each backups last season and Deshaun Watson is coming off of a torn achilles injury. It doesn’t appear that any of them are the future for the franchise, leaving the door open for one of the rookies.

The battle between Sanders and Gabriel throughout training camp and preseaosn will be one of the biggest stories in the entire league until the season kicks off in Week One. The Browns first game is vs. the Cincinnati Bengals on September 7.

This article first appeared on Colorado Buffaloes on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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