GREEN BAY, Wis. — Just where in the NFL is Shedeur Sanders going?
That’s the main question everyone is asking ahead of Thursday night’s opening round of the draft at Lambeau Field, with the home of the Green Bay Packers and the surrounding area getting its first chance to host the three-day extravaganza that brings new talent into the league.
They’re not just debating it on television and sports radio shows. Even casual football fans in town for other business are wondering which team is going to pick the 6-foot-1, 212-pound quarterback from the University of Colorado who is the son of Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, including a group sitting at a restaurant near Lambeau Field on Wednesday.
In a draft loaded with talented players, the former Buffaloes quarterback has dominated the conversation in the days leading up to it. The son of Sanders — Colorado’s coach and a Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback — has been projected anywhere from No. 2 overall to out of the first round since the draft evaluation process began several months ago.
The Tennessee Titans will be on the clock sometime after 8 p.m. Eastern — that’s when first-round coverage begins on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network — and it will be a shock if league commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t announce the Nashville franchise is taking University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward (6-2, 219) at No. 1.