{"id":38543,"date":"2025-11-27T16:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38543"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:11:57","slug":"im-just-thankful-for-him-shedeur-sanders-thrilled-by-trump-praise-after-first-nfl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38543","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: \u201cI\u2019m Just Thankful For Him\u201d: Shedeur Sanders Thrilled By Trump Praise After First NFL Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-371955\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-1075x600.webp\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for being a longtime supporter after first NFL win (Image via Fox News)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-featured\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for being a longtime supporter after first NFL win (Image via Fox News)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"the-post s-post-modern\">\n<article id=\"post-371955\" class=\"post-371955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-cleveland-browns category-nfl tag-donald-trump tag-shedeur-sanders\">\n<div class=\"post-content-wrap has-share-float\">\n<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p>Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned praise from President Donald Trump after his first professional win. Sanders acknowledged the President\u2019s long-standing support, showing an unusual dynamic of a sitting president backing a fifth-round draft pick early in his NFL career.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371958\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371958\" title=\"\u201cI\u2019m Just Thankful for Him\u201d: Shedeur Sanders Thrilled by Trump Praise After First NFL Win 1\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur.webp 1792w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-1075x600.webp 1075w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-1536x857.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-450x251.webp 450w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-shedeur-1200x670.webp 1200w\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for being a longtime supporter after first NFL win (Image via Fox News)\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for being a longtime supporter after first NFL win (Image via Fox News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sanders addressed the President\u2019s continued advocacy during a Wednesday press conference, offering insight into what that support means to him as he prepares for his second career start.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for being a longtime supporter after first NFL win<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>President Trump posted on Truth Social following the Browns\u2019 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders,\u00a0writing, \u201cShedeur Sanders was GREAT. Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!\u201d The declaration represented Trump\u2019s second major public endorsement of Sanders within the span of seven months.<\/p>\n<p>When reporters asked Sanders about the President\u2019s latest comments, the quarterback expressed genuine appreciation for the sustained backing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s definitely been a supporter for a minute, so I\u2019m just thankful for him even taking time out of his day to be able to speak out his support,\u201d Sanders\u00a0stated during his media session.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He&#39;s definitely been a supporter for a minute, so I&#39;m just thankful for him even taking time out of his day to speak out his support.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Browns<\/a> QB Shedeur Sanders on support from President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jranpsuz5W\">pic.twitter.com\/jranpsuz5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/923TheFan\/status\/1993754718234099731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s interest in Sanders started months before his NFL debut. During the 2025 NFL Draft, as Sanders waited through multiple rounds without a selection, Trump posted on Truth Social, questioning the decision-making of team owners.<\/p>\n<p>He praised Deion Sanders as a great college and NFL player and called him a smart coach. Trump said Shedeur had phenomenal genes and was set for greatness.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued his draft day message by demanding, \u201cHe should be \u2018picked\u2019 IMMEDIATELY by a team that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and say hello to your wonderful father!\u201d Despite the President\u2019s urgent appeal, Sanders ultimately fell to the fifth round, where Cleveland selected him with the 144th overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders seized his first NFL start, completing 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception against the Raiders. He became the first Browns quarterback this century to win his debut, a milestone that validated supporters who believed in his potential despite his draft position.<\/p>\n<p>Following the victory, Sanders told CBS Sports\u2019 Tiffany Blackmon, \u201cI\u2019m just thankful. I think I showed a couple of great pieces. Some things I wish I could get back, but, man, a win is crazy. It\u2019s amazing, you know, off of one week of practice! So imagine what a full offseason would look like. It could get dangerous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s support of Sanders marks a rare level of involvement for a late-round draft pick. He has appeared in several NFL-related stories during his second term, including attending a November game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Browns QB Shedeur Sanders thanks President Trump for support after first NFL win, throwing 209 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: \u201cI\u2019m Just Thankful For Him\u201d: Shedeur Sanders Thrilled By Trump Praise After First NFL Win - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38543\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: \u201cI\u2019m Just Thankful For Him\u201d: Shedeur Sanders Thrilled By Trump Praise After First NFL Win - 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