When Shedeur Sanders was still on the board in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns decided to aggressively pursue him. According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Browns general manager Andrew Berry "worked hard" to find a trade that would bring Sanders to Cleveland as his fall continued early on Day 3.

One anonymous NFL team was apparently willing to give up a second-round pick for the superstar San Francisco tight end.

Enter the Dallas Cowboys, who were unable to get help at WR in the draft. The team was strongly linked to Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan, but when Carolina taking him with the No. 8 overall pick it became difficult for Dallas to find a guy who can complement CeeDee Lamb.