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Brett Favre Sends Inspirational Message to Shedeur Sanders

There aren't many people who understand the feeling that Shedeur Sanders has felt this weekend, being mocked as high as No. 3 overall and falling all the way to the fifth round in the NFL Draft, finally taken by Cleveland.

One former Green Bay Packer ans New York Jet can, however.

Before his Hall of Fame NFL career, Favre was trying to establish himself as a premiere quarterback at Southern Mississippi. In his senior year of college, Favre threw just seven touchdowns and six interceptions after surviving from a near-fatal car accident during the summer.

Favre was drafted in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.