Deion rips 'foolish' reports on Shedeur draft prep

Colorado manager Deion Sanders says helium was "hurt" by reports that said his lad Shedeur Sanders was unprepared during pre-draft meetings with NFL teams, but helium besides isn't buying the validity of them, either.

Shedeur Sanders, wide expected to beryllium a first-round pick, dropped each the mode to the 5th circular earlier helium was selected by the Cleveland Browns. Shilo Sanders, Deion Sanders' different lad disposable to beryllium drafted, wasn't selected astatine each but signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aft the draft.

"It did hurt. But the Bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There was immoderate foolish worldly that went on, but that gave them thing that they needed," Sanders said connected the astir caller occurrence of the "Say What Needs To Be Said" podcast, hosted by erstwhile NFL cornerback Asante Samuel. "Like That borderline that Tom [Brady] had, it gave them the borderline that you had, it gave them the borderline that I have. Folks said we weren't gonna beryllium nothing. But we had to beryllium that. It gave them the borderline that they needed. Both of them."

It's a sentiment that's akin to 1 Brady texted to Shedeur Sanders himself. Brady, who has been a mentor to Sanders, said connected the "IMPAULSIVE" podcast past month that helium texted the backmost to counsel him to usage his draught descent arsenic "motivation." Sanders will beryllium wearing the No. 12 to commencement his NFL vocation conscionable similar Brady did passim his.

Deion Sanders peculiarly took discourtesy to reports that Shedeur Sanders wore headphones during meetings with NFL teams.

"When you beryllium up determination and accidental thing similar helium went into a gathering unprepared, like, dude," Deion Sanders said connected the podcast. "Shedeur Sanders? Who has had six antithetic [offensive] coordinators, who has inactive functioned and leveled up each clip we brought idiosyncratic caller in, and you're gonna archer maine helium was unprepared? You're gonna archer maine helium had connected headphones? Anybody who knows my lad understands he's a professional. He's gonna spell into a gathering with headphones on? Y'all, travel connected now."

Shedeur Sanders is 1 of 5 quarterbacks competing for the team's starting job, on with chap rookie Dillon Gabriel and veterans Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson. Watson, however, is rehabbing from a 2nd teardrop of his Achilles tendon truthful his availability is successful question.