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Coming into the draft, the Titans and Giants were two of five teams who needed a quarterback, along with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n
Cleveland had two picks early in the second round, but again overlooked Sanders, before New Orleans took former Louisville quarterback Shough with the 40th pick.<\/p>\n
Then when Pittsburgh had their second pick overall at number 83, they opted for running back Kaleb Johnson.<\/p>\n
The Seattle Seahawks sprang a surprise by trading up for the 92nd pick to take a punt on Milroe (Alabama) as a development project.<\/p>\n
Then two picks later the Browns pulled off another shock by claiming Gabriel (Oregon), leaving the Steelers as the only team that needs a quarterback and is yet to draft one.<\/p>\n
Sanders’ snub on Thursday was reminiscent of Aaron Rodgers’ slide during the 2005 draft, when the future four-time MVP faced a humbling wait before being selected with the 24th pick.<\/p>\n
Sanders’ draft stock had fallen sharply in the last few days before the draft, with some analysts fearing he could slide not just out of the top-five picks but into the second round.<\/p>\n
But this is now way beyond the most pessimistic projections for Sanders, and what Rodgers endured in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n