The hit rate is so bad on quarterbacks [that] if you can have two at-bats instead of one, I don't think it's a bad idea,” one NFC executive told Yahoo Sports.

Heading into the draft, Sanders was widely expected to be the second quarterback off the board behind Cam Ward, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Tennessee Titans. Instead, he slid all the way to the fifth round before the Browns eventually decided to trade up and select him with the No. 144 pick.