Deion Sanders calls report of allowing only six teams to draft son Shedeur, Travis Hunter 'a stupid lie'
Late last month, a report from the New York Post said Deion Sanders had a list of six teams he would “allow” his son, Shedeur, and Travis Hunter to play for in the NFL. On Wednesday, he emphatically shot that down.
Sanders spoke with CBS Sports Colorado’s Romi Bean about that report and said it was “a stupid lie.” He pointed out his relationships within the league from his time as both a player and analyst to show why he wouldn’t make such a claim.
“Who said that, and did you see me say that? … One thing about a lie, a lie is so fast, it can outrun the truth any day,” Sanders said. “That’s a bold-faced lie. That’s a stupid lie. I have more than six owners that are friends, I have more than six GMs that are friends. You’ve got to understand, I played 14 and I worked another 17, I believe, at the NFL Network and CBS. I know a lot of people. Come on. I would never do that. If I was that stupid, I wouldn’t disclose the teams I would want them to play for – I would disclose the several that I wouldn’t. Yeah, that’s stupid. That’s stupidity. I would never do that.”
Hunter and Shedeur Sanders both could be coveted draft picks next year after their second seasons at Colorado. Sanders was draft-eligible this year, but opted to run it back at CU following an up-and-down 2023 season. He completed 69.3% of his passes for 3,230 yards and 27 touchdowns as the Buffs struggled to a 4-8 overall record in Deion Sanders’ first season at the helm.
Hunter brings a different kind of intrigue, though. He makes an impact on both sides of the ball – totaling 721 yards and five touchdowns as a wide receiver while adding 30 tackles and three interceptions at cornerback. That two-way dominance could be enticing to NFL teams next year.
So while Deion Sanders wants Hunter and Shedeur to go to good situations, he reiterated in a separate interview he wouldn’t say where he prefers them to end up.
“I would never say where I would want them to go,” Sanders told DNVR Sports. “But you’ve got to understand, understanding these franchises and understanding the ownership and all that, I know who really wants to win and who don’t care about winning.
“Why would you want your kid to go to a college that don’t care about winning? That’s how I feel about the NFL. So if I have that autonomy to make sure that does not happen, I’m gonna make that happen.”