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Shedeur Sanders' effort to influence an Ohio cop proved fruitless after the Cleveland Browns rookie was cited for driving 101mph in a 60mph zone, as seen in newly released police footage obtained by Daily Mail.
Sanders and another driver identified as Jasmine Hammond were pulled over in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, according to the citation. Hammond's relation to Sanders is unclear, but one officer is heard describing her in the footage as the former Colorado star's girlfriend.
The citation lists Hammond's speed as 92mph. Despite this, the officer decides against ticketing Hammond, who is seen parked in her car behind Sanders' pickup truck in the clip.
'I'm gonna cut you a break,' the officer told Sanders. 'I'm not going to give her a ticket… but 101, I got a dash cam and stuff, man, like…'
The first-year quarterback responded respectfully: 'I know.'
Sanders and the two cops remained pleasant with each other throughout the stop, which ended with a rather curious exchange after the 23-year-old handed what appeared to be a business card to one officer.
Shedeur Sanders' pickup truck is pictured on the side of the road in this police footage
Sanders and another driver identified as Jasmine Hammond (pictured) were pulled over in the early hours of Tuesday in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, according to the citation
Shedeur Sanders was caught driving 101mph in Strongsville, Ohio, according to the citation
'I don't know who that is,' the officer told Sanders after looking at what he was given. 'I already wrote [the ticket], man. You got to give that to me, before. I'm going to give your girl a break, OK?'
Much of the footage is typically procedural. The officer runs Sanders' Colorado plates and his Mississippi license, which he presumably got during his stint playing for his famous father Deion at Jackson State.
Shedeur would famously transfer to Boulder when Deion took over the Colorado football program in 2023 before playing two seasons for the Buffaloes, winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the nation's top upperclassmen quarterback and shockingly falling to the Browns in the fifth round of April's NFL Draft.
Remarkably, the officer seemed unaware of all of that when he first read Sanders' license.
'Shedon Sanders,' he said.
The officer would quickly put the pieces together.
'Deion Sanders' kid,' he realized.
The other officer then asked: 'Oh, is that Shedeur?'
Hammond's relation to Sanders is unclear, but one officer is heard describing her in the footage as the former Colorado star's 'girlfriend' in the clip provided to Daily Mail
As the cop explained in the clip, Sanders has the right to pay a fine or fight the ticket in court.
Sanders recently completed his first minicamp with the Browns and is now off until July 18, when rookies are required to report to Cleveland's 2025 training camp.
He recently signed a four-year, $4.6 million deal that included his $447,000 signing bonus – which represents the only guaranteed portion of the deal.
That's significant, because if Sanders is facing a crowded depth chart at quarterback as he attempts to make the Browns as a rookie. The team currently has veteran Joe Flacco, journeyman backup Kenny Pickett and injured former starter Deshaun Watson, not to mention Shedeur's fellow rookie, Dillon Gabriel.
ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi believes that Sanders' roster spot isn't 'guaranteed' and projects he'll have to improve to move up the depth chart.
Hammond is described on her Instagram profile as the creative director at Lova Active
Sanders' stunning downfall at April's draft has largely been blamed on a supposed attitude problem he displayed during meetings with league teams. His supporters, including President Donald Trump, argued the decorated passer should have been drafted earlier, while detractors think Sanders lacks the talent to overcome his perceived personality issues.
Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason has since claimed on his morning radio show that Sanders slipped from a projected first-round pick to No. 144 because teams didn't want an 'entitled person.' Other league insiders reported Sanders intentionally botched interviews with certain teams he didn't want to play with.
The fall may have cost Shedeur around $40 million over the life of his first NFL contract.
Fortunately, Shedeur made a reported $6.5 million in name, image and likeness deals during his time at Jackson State and Colorado.
