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The Colorado safety is hoping to be selected in the NFL draft next month, but this case could affect his future earnings if it doesn’t go the way he wants.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday issued a limited protective order in the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders after questioning why certain aspects of Sanders’ financial activities should be given such privacy protections, including his business deals and bank statements that might show how many times he ordered food at McDonald’s.
In a hearing in Denver on Tuesday, Judge Michael E. Romero also reminded Sanders’ attorney that Sanders voluntarily chose to file for bankruptcy in a public court in 2023 as part of his effort to free himself of more than $11 million in debt. Romero therefore questioned Sanders’ attorney why Sanders’ previous bank statements should be shielded from public view by a protective order.
“So you’re saying there’s a need for protection to find out how many times your client went to McDonald’s in 2023 − that it’s important that we protect the bank statements on that because it’s listed on his accounts?” the judge asked.
“We at least want it to not end up on social media,” said Shilo’s attorney, Keri Riley.
“Who cares how many times he goes to McDonald’s?” the judge asked. “There may be somebody interested… There may be somebody in this world who wants to know how many Big Macs he gets, but who cares?”
Sanders, 25, is the son of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders. He is hoping to be selected in the NFL draft next month, but the bankruptcy case could affect his future earnings if it doesn’t go the way he wants.
The judge ended up finding “good cause” to give Sanders certain privacy protections. Among other things, Romero’s five-page protective order Wednesday says “designated…
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Publish date : 2025-03-20 00:34:00
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