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Podcast: Big Questions with Cal Fussman
Episode: If The NFL Can Overlook Shedeur Sanders, What Are Algorithms Doing To You?
Description: The NFL passed on Shedeur Sanders — son of Deion "Prime Time" Sanders — through the first four rounds of its 2025 draft, despite the quarterback's two electric seasons in college with Heisman trophy winner Travis Hunter. It felt eerily like the way algorithms reject qualified people in the job market. Shedeur's notoriety and connections got him a shot . . . and his exhibition season debut with the Cleveland Browns proved doubters wrong. Here's what his story can teach you about surviving in a world where the first gatekeeper isn't human: Make sure you're connected.