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Yahoo
4 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.
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Wolves Women vow to apply for WSL2 licence after promotion push was ‘all for nothing'
Wolves Women have promised to learn from their mistake and apply annually for a licence to play in the second tier of English football after a failure to do so rendered their promotion push pointless this season. Wolves went into last month's final day of the Women's Premier Division North campaign with hopes of winning promotion to the Women's Championship, which has been renamed Women's Super League 2. A 6-0 win against Liverpool Feds was not enough to secure promotion as other results went against them and they finished three points behind champions Nottingham Forest. The Wolves players were left furious after only being told of the club's decision not to apply for a second-tier licence in a meeting after their final match. Following a backlash from players, Shi said in a statement on Monday: "Wolves Women remains a vital part of our football family and we are committed to building a sustainable, competitive future for the team. "Moving forward, we will apply for the tier two licence on an annual basis in line with our sporting achievements and ensure that every on-pitch achievement is supported by the right procedures and documentation. 'We believe Wolves Women can continue to progress - and that belief will be backed by improved structure, support, communication and leadership. That's what we are committing to putting in place.' None of Wolves' players are on full-time contracts, while the licence criteria to compete in the second tier encourages increased investment in the women's team. The players did not hold back in their reaction to finding out that, had they won promotion last season, they would have been denied a place in Women's Super League 2. Midfielder Beth Merrick said in a statement on X: "Imagine fighting for promotion all season to find out our Championship bid was never submitted. "As a group we are absolutely devastated to finish the season this way and believe it speaks volumes about the club's ambitions for the women's team." Team-mate Lily Simkin added on X: "As a group of staff and players we have been fighting all season and still achieved what some people at the club thought was impossible. PA
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Revisiting 1992 with 250SX East in winner-take-all
Mason Taylor and proud father Jason Taylor comment on Mason being drafted by the Jets New York Jets second-round draft pick tight end Mason Taylor called it an "amazing feeling," after being selected by the Jets. Mason is the son of Hall-of-Fame defensive end Jason Taylor who played briefly for the Jets late in his career. The elder Taylor characterized his son being drafted as the culmination of "a lot of hard work." 13:23 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
