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Deion Sanders is known for many things. He’s a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a former MLB player and the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. But Coach Prime is a dad first, and helping his son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, navigate the NFL Draft process is a big priority for him.
On Tuesday’s episode of FS1’s “Speak”, the Buffaloes coach was asked by co-host Keyshawn Johnson if he plans to get involved if the “wrong organization” tries to draft his son, who is expected to be a top pick in 2025.
“Yeah, but I’m not gonna do it publicly. I’ll do it privately,” Sanders responded.
Although Prime has coached his son for all of his college career at both Jackson State and Colorado, he plans to be “Dad” in the lead up to the draft.
“I’m going to be Dad until the cows come home,” he told co-host Michael Irvin during the interview.
Sanders also revealed what kind of team he wants Shedeur to end up with, saying, “Somebody that can handle the quarterback that he is. Somebody that can handle understanding what he’s capable of.
“Someone that has had success in the past handling quarterbacks or someone in an organization understands what they’re doing, not just throwing you out there amongst the world [and] you don’t have the support in the infrastructure of the team.”
The younger Sanders began his college career at Jackson State (2021-2022) before transferring to Colorado in 2023. In his first season, he led the Buffaloes to a 3-0 start, but they ended just 4-8. Sanders finished the season with a good stat line — 3,230 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, four rushing touchdowns and three interceptions — though he was sacked an FBS-high 52 times in 11 games.
Sanders has opened up as one of the favorites to be chosen first in next year’s draft, throwing for 2,882 yards and 24 touchdowns so far during the Buffaloes’ 7-2 start.
Asked about how his son has improved this year, Deion replied, “Well, he’s not running for his life, that’s number one.”…
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Publish date : 2024-11-13 02:39:43
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