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Deion Sanders is calling BS connected reports astir his lad successful his meetings with NFL teams up of the draft.
In the days starring up to the draft, it was reported that Shedeur Sanders flopped successful meetings, with 1 exec saying it was the "worst" and that helium was "entitled."
Other reports circulated that helium was unprepared and nonchalant successful the interviews - and it turned into an unprecedented descent that saw a imaginable top-three subordinate autumn each the mode to the 5th round.
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FILE - Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders, left, talks with backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) during a timeout successful the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Central Florida, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, successful Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Well, Coach Prime said that helium felt the antagonistic rumors came astir due to the fact that radical "were acrophobic that I would spell to the NFL" from Colorado.
"They privation to make these narratives and make these stories and past connect them to a kid that ain't ne'er did thing wrong," Sanders said connected Asante Samuel's "Say What Needs To Be Said" podcast. "Stop lying. You gotta recognize - my kids are built for everything… We've ever been successful beforehand of the camera, truthful they cognize however to navigate, they cognize however to grip themselves, you're not gonna drawback them successful nary foolery oregon nary mess.
Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders with lad and backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) against the Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Mountain America Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
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"When you beryllium up determination and accidental thing similar helium went into a gathering unprepared, like, dude. 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 going to archer maine helium was unprepared? You're going to archer maine helium had connected headphones? Anybody who knows my lad understands he's a professional. He's going to spell into a gathering with headphones on? Y'all, travel connected now."
"It did hurt," Sanders continued. "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. 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."
Coach Prime offered a akin sentiment precocious past period erstwhile helium called retired "false rumors."
"Let’s Stop Lying today, time and the adjacent day. Stop besides trafficking mendacious rumors oregon stories that don’t impact not 1 witnesser that volition basal by the communicative they told privately successful bid for it to circulate publicly," Sanders wrote connected X.
Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders watches a drill astatine the NFL shot scouting harvester successful Indianapolis, Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Eventually, the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders, but not earlier selecting Dillon Gabriel successful the 3rd round. The rookies marque up 40% of the backmost country which besides includes Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, and Kenny Pickett.
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