NFL project: ESPN star cleanses air after dispute with a colleague during the project

The unexpected drop of Shedier Sanders from the predicted choice in the first round before the fifth round became the most polarizing topic with the NFL project last week.

The long -standing analyst of the ESPN Kiper -Kiper project was one of the unwavering defenders of Sanders, and the former Colorado Star fall in Cleveland Brans It appeared that she had left the TV presenter in a state of disbelief.

Shortly after Sanders’s name came out of the board, Kiper rushed on the NFL franchise, which led to a contraction between him and the colleague of Davis’s reception.

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The ESPN “College Gameday” leads Davis during the Rose bowl between Penth -Castani and Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 in Posadena, California. (Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Kiper said NFL has been “independent” for five decades, evaluating the defenders. Kiper turned out to be even more surprised at his conviction that Sanders “one of the most violent defenders you saw.”

Then NFL analyst Louis Riddik explained to Kikper that the question was not whether Sanders could play defender, but in terms of the team, whether his team wanted. Davis agreed with the Reiddick who added: “The project said.”

Questions on whether there was a level of hostility between Davis and Cyps on the air. But during a recent appearance on Outkick “No @ me with den Dakic”, The ESPN “College Gameday” ESPN made it clear that he had no problem with his colleague.

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Davis acknowledged that the work of Cyprus was entrusted as a project analyst.

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper -Julian during the 2011 NFL project in the Radio -Rada Music Hall in New York on April 28, 2011. (Howard Smith/USA Today Sports)

“First of all, and I do not do the thing that Pete Tamel accuses me, where I say about anyone -pleasant things, and then I suggest criticism or anything,” said Davis Dakic. “But the reason that was … regardless of the number of fans) in Detroit last year is largely due to what chalk did for the project.

“And the task was to make it a player rating and protecting them. And I do not mind disagreeing, and I do not mind that he said that he wanted to say if we were there. But I thought, as in the group, which we didn’t notice, there was old man -made occam philosophy.

The screen shows that Colorado Defender Sanders Sanders after his elected Cleveland Brown from the 144th General Choice during the third day of the NFL project on April 26, 2025 in Green -Bey, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Then Davis showed a wide study of Sanders The process of a previous projectarguing that this could play a role in the fall of the defender.

“But it was almost confident that at that moment the project, something happened in the process of the previous project involving the Sundura Sanders, which held the teams from it,” Davis added. “Now I think this is a reasonable discussion if you say that at this time it is not the best defenders on the tape.

“I’m not sure that reasonably, that he is not the first or second type in the second round. It seems a bit unjustified. So, if you go for it, something else happened. And my only moment was that I didn’t think we gave it a trusted trust.”

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Davis said his relationship with Cypora is in a good place and he likes to work with him.

“It’s ok. I didn’t even know what the problem arose until I started getting texts,” he said. “This is some part and the parcel of what we do. Sometimes for our own good and for the benefit of the show you challenge their position. Chalk is great. I love to work with chalk. And it is the reason that the project is what it is, in my opinion.”

Shortly after the Bravel selected Sanders on the last day of the project, he came to social media to share a short but emotional message: “Thank God.”

Sanders completed the 2024 season in Colorado with 4134 yards. It will join A crowded back room In Cleveland with Deshan Watson, Joe Flock, Kenny picket and Dylon Gabriel.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydas contributed to this report.

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