RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders says his son, Shedeur Sanders, and Colorado’s do-it-all two-way standout, Travis Hunter, won’t play for some NFL teams. This is as it should be.
Prime’s timing with this revelation is significant because this is likely the last NFL Draft – April 25-27 in Detroit – before Shedeur and Hunter enter the NFL.
And the idea that Shedeur or Hunter might not play for, say, the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills or Green Bay Packers, won’t hurt their draft stock. I wrote last week that Shedeur is one of the best QB prospects available in the 2025 Draft, while Hunter could be the first non-quarterback off the board.
If the Pats, Bills or Packers possess a pick where a player like Shedeur or Hunter might be slotted, there’s nothing wrong with trading that pick for value. But the notion that either one of these two Colorado football standouts shouldn’t use their leverage to land with a franchise they’d like to play for is preposterous.
Prime was selected fifth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. And he was loud and clear about not taking meetings with teams that weren’t picking in the top 10 because he knew he would be selected before any of those teams made a pick.
He’s partial to places where he played, like Dallas, San Francisco and, yes, Atlanta.
“There were certain cities that fit,” Sanders said. “Atlanta fits, and I want that for my kids. All of them. I want the right fit. [Atlanta] was the first time I saw Black people in positions of authority. It blew my mind. It was real in Atlanta. I had never seen anything like that in my life.”
Deion Sanders says Shedeur Sanders & Travis Hunter won’t play for some NFL teams
Prime could’ve refused to sign with an NFL franchise because he didn’t need money, as he had already signed and received a signing bonus from the New York Yankees before playing his final season at…
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Publish date : 2024-03-27 21:50:53
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