Skip Bayless is making headlines this week after he accused former NFL star Tom Brady of derailing Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft.
Sanders was once projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he experienced a surprising fall to the fifth round, where the Cleveland Browns selected him at No. 144. This unexpected drop has sparked speculation about the role of Tom Brady, NFL legend and minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, in influencing teams’ decisions.
Brady, who has mentored Sanders since college, publicly denied involvement in the Raiders’ draft evaluations, stating, “I wasn’t a part of any evaluation process.” However, Raiders GM John Spytek mentioned spending a day with Brady evaluating college quarterbacks, suggesting Brady’s input may have been considered.
“It is now pretty clear Tom Brady – who mentored Shedeur – told the Raiders NOT to take Shedeur,” posted Bayless on X, formerly Twitter.
Brady responded by denying that he had any input in the draft.
Tom Brady previously addressing Skip Bayless' claims pic.twitter.com/IgBDA3q6KL
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“That’s the problem with media, is everyone can just say whatever the f–k they want and get away with it. And it’s kind of unfortunate because there actually used to be a lot of integrity in media and there’s way less now because everyone needs crazy voices to get heard,” he clapped back on the Impaulsive podcast.
I CALL BS ON TOM BRADY pic.twitter.com/GPcLpD0r5p
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 9, 2025
“It actually probably hurts a lot of relationships, which is not the goal of broadcasting,” Brady added. “It should be to develop and cultivate and solve problems and rather than the critiques, I want people to offer solutions.”
Bayless accused Brady of being a “coward” and hiding behind the media.
