Tom Brady is deeply unimpressed with Skip Bayless and believes he made a fool out of himself by blaming him for Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft humiliation last week.

Sanders, 23, was eventually drafted by the Cleveland Browns with pick No. 144 in the fifth round on Saturday afternoon, despite many thinking that he was a guaranteed first-round selection.

His embarrᴀssment was compounded with a cruel prank call from someone pretending to be an NFL GM about to draft him. It later emerged it was the son of Atlanta Falcons coach Jeff Ulbrich. 

No Sanders supporter was more vocal on social media in their support than Bayless. After saying Sanders should have been the No 1 pick, Bayless turned his anger onto Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Brady, claiming he was informing the team’s decision making before adding on Saturday: ‘It is now pretty clear Tom Brady – who mentored Shedeur – told the Las Vegas Raiders NOT to take Shedeur. Duly noted.’

An insider told Daily Mail: ‘Tom thinks that Skip Bayless is an idiot for thinking he had anything to do with Shedeur’s downfall in the NFL Draft. Tom has limited say in what players the Raiders pick in the NFL Draft or whomever they sign. 

‘Pete Carroll (head coach) and Mark Davis (owner) have the final say on everything with the team. Will they talk to Tom for his advice? Absolutely, but Tom had no sway on getting Shedeur or staying away from him. 

Tom Brady is deeply uimpressed by claims he caused Shedeur Sanders’ Draft humiliation

Sanders went on pick No. 144, despite many thinking he was a nailed-on first round choice

Analyst Skip Bayless accused Tom Brady of contributing to Sanders being left for so long

‘Now that Tom is in the media himself and has had to deal with Skip forever, it is just another ridiculous accusation that Tom isn’t going to give any life to for Skip’s benefit. It is just stupid banter.’

Brady himself was the 199th pick by the New England Patriots in 2000 but blossomed into the finest quarterback the game has ever seen with seven Super Bowl тιтles to his name.

Sanders, meanwhile, may have been his own worst enemy in the run-up to the Draft in Green Bay. 

Multiple reports in the weeks and months before the first round said that he had multiple tense meetings with NFL teams, where various leaderships were left unimpressed by his ‘enтιтled’ atтιтude.

It is now up to the new Browns QB to prove that they were wrong. And the 47-year-old Brady believes that while he had no expectations around being an early pick in 2000, his own story can be one that Sanders uses to inspire him to reach the top.

The source said: ‘The next time that Tom talks to Shedeur, the advice he will bestow on him is to work as hard as possible and have everyone pay, including the Raiders for not drafting him. 

‘It happened with Tom, when he was drafted 199th. He used that as the catalyst for his entire career, and he uses it now in life to prove everyone wrong. 

‘If Shedeur takes this moment and transfers it to the field, he will be fine and everyone will forget his downfall in the draft. It is as easy as that. 

Bayless, a Sanders admirier, accused the legendary quarterback of snubbing the 23-year-old

Sanders celebrated on Sunday night at a club in Sallas after the Browns picked him 

Brady is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders – Mark Davis (left) is the main owner

‘Shedeur has to take this on the chin and not have it identify him moving forward. And that is exactly what Tom will tell him.’

But the closest their paths will cross for the time being will be through Brady’s role as an NFL analyst with Fox – and that’s if Sanders can make himself the starter with the Browns.

He arrives into a packed quarterback room with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Deshaun Watson, who is recovering from a torn Achilles.

‘If Shedeur wanted any future advice from Tom, Tom would be happy to give it to him as long as it didn’t tamper with any NFL rules,’ the insider added.

‘Tom is hoping for the best and is looking forward to calling future games from Shedeur. 

‘He is looking to interview him in the future and is hoping for the best.’