Shedeur Sanders makes Shrine Bowl appearance decision with fans concerned over NFL Draft 2025 pick position

FANS have expressed worries over Shedeur Sanders' decision not to appear in the Shrine Bowl.

The Colorado Buffaloes star quarterback is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.

This week, hundreds of NFL draft prospects have competed to showcase their abilities at the East-West Shrine Bowl in Dallas and the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama .

The practices have taken place this week, but arguably the biggest name will not take the field, and that is the son of Deion Sanders , Shedeur , who could be the No.

1 pick in the April draft.

Sanders appeared at the Shrine Bowl, but he won't participate in Thursday night's game at AT&T Stadium.

The 22-year-old also chose not to practice this week.

Read More on Shedeur Sanders Fans were concerned with Sanders' decision and believed it could impact his draft stock.

"I wonder why he's not participating?" one asked.

"That's a poor attitude by Sanders," another wrote.

"Does this hurt his draft stock?" a third questioned.

Most read in American Football There have been numerous reports as to why Sanders won't play.

Still, Eric Galko, the Shrine Bowl's director of football operations and player personnel, isn't worried by the chatter.

"We dont pressure guys to play if they dont feel comfortable, if they dont feel healthy, or for whatever reason it may be," he said to Front Office Sports .

"We want guys to practice, and certainly it looks great.

But were not going to pressure guys.

Sanders has shared that he doesn't know whether he will throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in February.

Colorado has yet to reveal a date for its pro day which will likely be in March.

One of the rumors for Sanders being absent on the field this week was the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns , and New York Giants - the team who own the first three picks in the NFL Draft - asked him not to practice, per Yahoo Sports.

Galko refutes that theory, and other notions, saying that he was told about a week before Shrine Bowl practices began that Sanders was thinking about not taking the field.

"There was no deal made," he told FOS.

Galko added, "It would have been great if he practiced, for sure.

But him not practicing does not mean that it was all preordained.

"That was a new development and we still support Shedeur.

"I think I understand why he made his decision, and were still happy hes here." Read More on The US Sun Sanders and Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward have been predicted to be among the top picks in the draft.

However, the latter prospect has reportedly trended toward being the first signal-caller selected..

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