As the 2025 NFL Draft draws closer, so too does Shedeur Sanders’ NFL fate. The former Colorado Buffalo famously played under the tutelage of his father, NFL hall of famer, Deion Sanders, for the final two years of his collegiate career. With his son now accepting invitations to the NFL Combine while being projected as a top-three pick in the draft, Sanders is handling the success of his offspring with class and dignity.
While fulfilling his own media obligations in the form of speaking engagements and book signings on behalf of his partnership with Aflac, Coach Prime directly answered the question of whether or not he believes his son will be the number one overall pick. With his typical poise and fashion, Sanders answered “My brother, just when you say that, it means we’ve already won. Our dream wasn’t to go number one, our dream was just to go.
We started off on the other side of the tracks. We were at an HBCU, we were at a small private school. He was the one that was looked by, stepped around.
.. But he worked his butt off.
.. Lo and behold, he is who they say he is.
”Likening Shedeur to the “little engine that could,” the man they call Prime Time couldn’t help to hide his pride in his son’s accomplishments. But where is Sanders’ progeny headed?Sanders’ potential landing spotsIf both analysts and Sanders himself are to be believed, then the New York Giants are the most likely candidates to call his name on April 24th. Hinting at a future in the Big Appl.
