5 church leaders react to Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft controversy

3. The Rev. Darrell Scott, pastor of New Spirit Revival Center church in Cleveland, Ohio

“Shedeur Sanders will generate more national attention, ticket sales, and fan attention than all of the other draft picks COMBINED!!!! Travis Hunter will be second. #DionsBoyz,” Scott, who lives in Cleveland where Sanders will play, began in a series of  posts on X Monday.

"I remember in the '60s when a certain segment of American society hated Muhammad Ali and desperately wanted him to get beat, because he was too 'arrogant' and 'mouthy.' I guess their relatives are the ones who hate Shadeur Sanders for no reason other than him being his authentic self," he continued.

"I can’t tell you from memory who the number 1 draft pick in the NBA was this year…but I can tell you from memory who number 55 was. (He also sold the most jerseys)," he added. "I can’t name first 5 players from the NFL draft this year…but I know who number 144 is."