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Fox News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Deion Sanders calls out reports about his son's NFL draft meetings: 'Stop lying'
Deion Sanders is calling BS on reports about his son in his meetings with NFL teams ahead of the draft. In the days leading up to the draft, it was reported that Shedeur Sanders flopped in meetings, with one exec saying it was the "worst" and that he was "entitled." Other reports circulated that he was unprepared and nonchalant in the interviews - and it turned into an unprecedented slide that saw a possible top-three player fall all the way to the fifth round. Well, Coach Prime said that he felt the negative rumors came about because people "were afraid that I would go to the NFL" from Colorado. "They want to create these narratives and create these stories and then attach them to a kid that ain't never did nothing wrong," Sanders said on Asante Samuel's "Say What Needs To Be Said" podcast. "Stop lying. You gotta understand - my kids are built for everything… We've always been in front of the camera, so they know how to navigate, they know how to handle themselves, you're not gonna catch them in no foolery or no mess. "When you sit up there and say something like he went into a meeting unprepared, like, dude. Shedeur Sanders? Who has had six different [offensive] coordinators, who has still functioned and leveled up every time we brought somebody new in, and you're going to tell me he was unprepared? You're going to tell me he had on headphones? Anybody who knows my son understands he's a professional. He's going to go into a meeting with headphones on? Y'all, come on now." "It did hurt," Sanders continued. "But the Bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There was some foolish stuff that went on, but that gave them something that they needed. Like that edge that Tom [Brady] had, it gave them the edge that you had, it gave them the edge that I have. Folks said we weren't gonna be nothing. But we had to prove that. It gave them the edge that they needed. Both of them." Coach Prime offered a similar sentiment late last month when he called out "false rumors." "Let's Stop Lying today, tomorrow and the next day. Stop also trafficking false rumors or stories that don't involve not 1 witness that will stand by the story they told privately in order for it to circulate publicly," Sanders wrote on X. Eventually, the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders, but not before selecting Dillon Gabriel in the third round. The rookies make up 40% of the quarterback room which also includes Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, and Kenny Pickett. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Deion Sanders was ‘hurt' by narratives around Shedeur's draft slide: ‘There was some foolish stuff'
Colorado coach Deion Sanders said he was 'hurt' by the narratives criticizing his son Shedeur Sanders' approach to the NFL Draft process and urged naysayers to 'stop lying.' Shedeur entered the 2025 NFL Draft widely regarded as a top-two quarterback with eventual No. 1 pick Cam Ward, but he ended up sliding to the fifth round, when the Cleveland Browns selected him with pick No. 144. Shedeur's brother, safety Shilo Sanders, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the draft. Advertisement 'There was some foolish stuff that went on, but you know what? That gave them something that they needed,' Deion said on an episode of the 'Say What Needs To Be Said' podcast, hosted by former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel. 'That edge that Tom (Brady) had, that you have, it gave them that edge that I have. Folks said we weren't going to be nothing. We had to prove that. That gave them the edge that they needed. Both of them,' Deion said. Shedeur played four college football seasons, two at Jackson State and two at Colorado, all for his dad, the head coach. Leading up to the draft, Shedeur was reported to have interviewed well in some places but poorly in others. His fall to a Day 3 pick became one of the highest-profile draft slides in recent memory and sparked many questions about the quarterback's predraft approach and professionalism, narratives that Deion shut down on the podcast. 'You're not going to catch (Shedeur) in no foolery, no mess, you're not going to do that, whatsoever,' Deion said. 'So when you sit up there and say something like he went in a meeting unprepared, like dude, Shedeur Sanders? Who's had six different coordinators? Who has still functioned and leveled up every time we brought somebody new in? You're going to tell me he had on headphones? 'Anybody who knows my son understands he's a professional. He's going into a meeting with headphones on? C'mon, man.' Since the draft, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has advised Shedeur to use the draft 'as motivation.' Shedeur has said he's put the draft behind him. 'My job here isn't to prove people wrong,' Shedeur said in his first media availability with the Browns. 'It's to prove myself right.' Shedeur is competing with fellow 2025 draft pick Dillon Gabriel, along with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, for the quarterback job in Cleveland. Through the Browns' first few OTAs, the starting role appears to be trending toward Flacco or Pickett, with the two rookies battling for longer-term positioning. 'All you have to do is just sit back and listen, but people don't want to do that,' Deion said. 'They want to create these narratives and create these stories and then attach them to a kid that ain't ever done anything wrong.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Deion Sanders: Pre-draft attacks on Shedeur and Shilo "hurt"
Colorado coach Deion Sanders witnessed both of his sons plummet through the draft order. Shedeur lasted until found five. Shilo wasn't drafted at all. Appearing recently on Asante Samuel's Say What Needs To Be Said podcast, Deion explained the impact of witnessing what his sons endured. Advertisement "It hurt," Deion said, via Jack Carlough of "But the bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There was some foolish stuff that went on, but that gave them something that they needed. . . . That edge that Tom (Brady) had, it gave them the edge that you had, it gave them the edge that I have. Folks said we weren't gonna be nothing. But we had to prove that. It gave them the edge that they needed. Both of them." Deion took issue with reports that Shedeur was not properly prepared for pre-draft meetings, with teams like the Giants. "When you sit up there and say something like he went into a meeting unprepared, like, dude," Deion said. "Shedeur Sanders? Who has had six different [offensive] coordinators, who has still functioned and leveled-up every time we brought somebody new in, and you're gonna tell me he was unprepared? You're gonna tell me he had on headphones? Anybody who knows my son understands he's a professional. He's gonna go into a meeting with headphones on? Y'all, come on now." Still, credible sources have explained the perception that Shedeur was behaving as if he was being recruited, not interviewed. With other quarterbacks creating a much different impression, Shedeur's draft stock suffered relative to his competition. Advertisement Deion nevertheless regards the incessant chatter about Shedeur to be "lying." And he believes both Shedeur and Shilo (who wasn't invited to the Combine and wasn't expected to be drafted) will be better for the experience. "You got to understand my kids are built for everything," Deion said. "We had two TV shows, we had shows in high school with playing football junior and senior years. We've always been in front of the camera, so they know how to navigate, they know how to handle themselves. You're not going to catch them in no foolery or no mess. You're not going to do that whatsoever." Both Shedeur and Shilo are getting an opportunity. Both will have a fair chance to earn a Week 1 roster spot. And if they can turn draft-day disappointment into motivation, they'll be better for it in the long run.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Deion Sanders Makes Painful Shedeur Sanders Admission
Deion Sanders Makes Painful Shedeur Sanders Admission originally appeared on Athlon Sports. At long last, Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders went on the record with his true feelings about his son, Shedeur Sanders, falling to the Cleveland Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft. Advertisement More than one month after the Buffaloes' projected first-round QB prospect unexpectedly dropped to the 144th overall pick in the fifth round, Coach Prime admitted to Asante Samuel how it felt to see his son get passed up round after round. "They want to create these narratives and create these stories and then attach them to a kid that ain't never done nothing wrong," Sanders said on Samuel's "Say What Needs To Be Said" podcast on Friday. "How did that make you feel?" asked the former New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback. Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (left) and his father, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders (right).Ken Blaze, Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images "You have no idea, man," the Colorado coach expressed with a twinge of sadness in his voice. "You have no idea." Advertisement Deion specifically referenced the allegations that Shedeur went into pre-draft interviews with NFL teams unprepared, including the rumor that the 23-year-old quarterback wore headphones during a meeting. Even as Samuel tried to move the conversation onto other topics, Coach Prime took one last chance to publicly share how much pain he felt during Shedeur's draft slide. "It did hurt, though," he admitted. Meanwhile, Shedeur is busy proving his worth on the field to his new team during Cleveland's organized team activities (OTAs) this offseason. "I like everything there is about Shedeur," Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told ESPN Cleveland of the rookie's off-field demeanor. Advertisement He is in a quarterback battle that includes fellow Browns rookie Dillon Gabriel and NFL veterans Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Related: Shedeur Sanders' Behavior Makes Impression on Browns QB Joe Flacco Related: Deion Sanders Had Words After Shedeur's Second Day of Browns Camp This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Deion Sanders Settles Beef With Asante Samuel With Heartfelt Gesture
Deion Sanders Settles Beef With Asante Samuel With Heartfelt Gesture originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Two months after engaging in an online feud with Asante Samuel, Deion Sanders revealed that he had made amends with the former Pittsburgh Steelers star. At the end of March, Samuel and Sanders clashed over their differing views on the "T-Step," a technique Samuel had adopted during his NFL career. Advertisement The Colorado Buffaloes' head coach said that he would be upset if his players used that movement. Those remarks didn't sit well with Samuel, who brought up his numbers and compared them to Sanders' to try to prove the "T-Step" really helped him. Samuel finished his career with 434 tackles, 51 interceptions for 728 yards, six touchdowns and seven forced fumbles in 157 games. Sanders played 188 games, finishing with 296 tackles, one sack, five forced fumbles, 53 interceptions for 1,331 yards and nine touchdowns. Even Shannon Sharpe chimed in on this discussion, telling Samuel that Sanders was levels ahead of him, drawing a strong response from the former New England Patriots cornerback. Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion J. Downing-Imagn Images During Saturday's edition of the "Say What Needs To Be Said" show, the pair sat and talked. Samuel said Sanders told him he wanted to be on his show to get him some views, while Sanders revealed that he took the first step to bury the hatchet and end this beef. Advertisement 'I reached out to my youngster," Sanders said. "I called him the youngster because he's still young compared to me. I want him to win in every facet. See, the thing about it, we've never heard him talk off the field. We've always heard you, you know, you said a little something on the field, but we never heard you say something. I think that was the Patriot way. That's Pat. So, when you retire and you start talking, we like, who is going what's wrong with you, man?' After a pretty intense battle, the two former players have moved on. Sanders is preparing for another college football season and waiting for his son, Shedeur, to start his NFL career, while Samuel is focused on his off-field ventures. Related: Deion Sanders Uplifts Shedeur's Spirits as Son Recovers From His Unexpected Draft Slide This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
