On Friday night, during a live-stream event hosted by Sanders, he got a call to a private phone number he set up and gave to only NFL personnel. The person on the other line claimed to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and informed Sanders that the Saints would be taking him with their next pick.

Cleveland Browns draft pick Shedeur Sanders knows there will be few guarantees as he joins a crowded quarterback room. In his conference call with reporters Saturday, Sanders kept it broad in terms of his expectations at rookie minicamp.