New York Giants reportedly remain split on Shedeur Sanders

McShay: Personnel department pushing for him, Brian Daboll and the coaching staff pushing back

With just three days to go before the 2025 NFL Draft the New York Giants still appear to be trying to get on the same page when it comes to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

“Something’s going on. I’m not sure in the last 24 hours but as of 48 hours ago there’s still a little push from the personnel department — that’s Joe Schoen the general manager, his director of scouting, the college director all the scouts. I can’t say individually who it is but apparently someone on that side or multiple people on that side are [saying] let’s really consider Shedeur [at] 3.

“There’s a little bit more of a push than expected from the personnel people.”

McShay said that the coaching staff, led by head coach Brian Daboll is against the idea of selecting Sanders at No. 3.

Interestingly, something I asked Schoen at his pre-draft press conference last week could come into play. I asked Schoen whether they would turn to ownership to break a tie if there was a difference of opinion that could not be resolved.

“The ultimate decision falls on me,” he said. “You go through the whole process.

“There are discrepancies in all different rounds, all different positions, in many drafts. Ultimately, the final saying typically goes with the general manager. Ultimately, if there’s a discrepancy and at the end of the day I’m convicted, the decision has to be made.

“That’s how we do it.”

McShay said that “I’ve been told John Mara is staying out of it.”

One team told Adam Schefter, NFL insider for ESPN that it does not have a single quarterback with a first-round grade on its draft board.

The rest of the NFL still seems fascinated by, and uncertain of, what the Giants will do about quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

One executive told ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter that “If they [the Giants] like Shedeur, they’re taking him at 3.”

Still, despite an NFL GM telling Schefter that “Joe Schoen has lived in Boulder” since last fall no one really knows what the Giants will do.

Remember last year when the Giants spent a massive amount of time with J.J. McCarthy before ultimately passing on an opportunity to draft him. The same could be the case with Sanders.

From Schefter:

The Giants even had access to added unique insight that no one else did: Colorado’s director of on-campus recruiting for the football team is Maileka Slayton, sister of Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton.

And yet there still might not be consensus within the building about whether to draft him. There is a belief around the league that certain segments of the Giants organization want Sanders more than others. Per sources, Sanders wants to be in a place where he has the full support of an organization, and there are questions about whether the Giants fit into that category.

Connor Hughes is reporting that Jaxson Dart, not Sanders, might be the Giants’ real target.

Schefter acknowledged that the shadow of Deion Sanders might be a factor for the Giants, and any team other than the Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to Shedeur.

Short of Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, any other coach who drafts Sanders better be comfortable with his standing within the organization. Because if that team struggles and the fan base is calling for a coaching change, speculation will start to swirl about Sanders’ father taking over.

Though Deion recently finalized a five-year, $54M contract extension, his buyout is not overly restrictive. It starts at $12 million if he leaves before Dec. 31, 2025, then drops to $10 million if he leaves in 2026, $6 million in 2027, $4 million in 2028 and $3 million in 2029.