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During and after the Combine, I’ve seen a lot of discussion around Shedeur Sanders and his character, makeup and attitude. Thankful to have gotten to know him and work with him the last few months, and I wanted to share my experiences with him. People are entitled to their opinions on Shedeur, but in my experience, he’s a mature, wise, and prepared quarterback and leader who's confidence and perspective may be unique to see and hear at first, but is what makes him a special person and future NFL quarterback. For one, I’ve seen Shedeur, both at #Colorado and during the #ShrineBowl in my interactions with him, hungry to learn how other great players became successful. He asks truly great questions about the NFL, past and current NFL QBs, and the business of football, both to me and NFL experienced players/executives from what I’ve specifically seen. He has great intuition on what matters, how to think about the game, and and of course the unique benefit of knowing life in the NFL thanks to his father and MANY mentors in his life to prepare, stay organized and be mentally equipped for the NFL. At the Shrine Bowl, Shedeur was immensely respectful to all of our staff and NFL clubs, and many that I saw that he interacted will say he connects easily with his handshake, smile, genuine communication and engagement. I’m thankful to have work with a lot of respectful players in my time, but not many have the mix of true confidence AND genuine respectfulness to staff and personnel that he displays. I believe many on the Shrine Bowl staff, and our partners at Wilson and in the media that dealt with him can attest to his respectfulness throughout his time at the Shrine Bowl. Also at the Shrine Bowl, before his press conference, he communicated to me that he’d like to learn more about Shriners Children’s and the mission of the hospital, so he could use his platform to highlight the works of the hospital system. No one asked him to do that, I certainly wasn’t expecting it, and I saw his genuine appreciation that his voice can impact others (see: mentioning his teammates in all of his press conferences). He’s genuine about using his profile to raise up others. Finally, I’ve gotten to see how his teammates interact with him. He’s always standing up for his receivers, CU teammates and his brother, and I saw the way he interacted with other QBs at the Shrine Bowl. It all happens away from the media too. He’s incredibly passionate and genuine in trying to help/work with other players. He should fit easily into an NFL locker room in my opinion, and I'm excited for his NFL career.