After Haslam's statement, former NFL star Antonio Brown accused the Browns owner. Brown accused Haslam of being afraid to admit that he broke an agreement he had with the other 31 teams about not picking Shedeur. "Jimmy doesn't want to publicly admit he broke the agreement between the 31 other teams," Brown wrote.

When the Cleveland Browns drafted Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, many wondered if owner Jimmy Haslam had forced the pick. After all, it was odd that the Browns took Sanders,

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam spoke to the media on Tuesday, and he explained the decision to select former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft,