It's not often that the 144th overall pick is the biggest story of the NFL draft. But Shedeur Sanders was not the usual 144th pick and his situation transcended football. The narrative around Sanders blurred lines between sports,

Russell Erxleben was the bigger shock, as he was taken by the New Orleans Saints with the 11th pick of the first round. The Saints had never had a winning season in their 12-year history when they picked Erxleben, and he definitely wasn't the missing piece as he lasted only five years with the team.

The space, which was decked out by Shedeur's personal brand, 2Legendary, featured an array of very luxurious touches, including a wall of baseball caps for each team vying for players in the first round—presumably in order for the athlete to select whichever one might have plumped for him.