Deion Sanders, the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, expressed pride in his son Shedeur Sanders following his NFL debut with the Cleveland Browns. The debut, which occurred last week, saw Shedeur complete just four of 16 passes for 47 yards, throwing an interception and being sacked twice. Despite the underwhelming performance, Sanders emphasized that his son was living the right things and is a true Sanders.
With Dillon Gabriel in concussion protocol, Sanders will start for the Browns when they play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Deion hasn’t decided if he will make the trip for his son’s first NFL start. “I’m so focused on what we have at hand,” the coach said. “I’m not thinking about that, although I just got off the phone with him.”
The Pro Football Hall of Famer had a hunch that Shedeur could make his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens last week, but not in the fashion that it happened. “I thought the Ravens would have played better early on to provoke (Shedeur) getting in,” Deion Sanders said. “I didn’t want him to get in by injury, because I’m fond of Dillon, and I want him to be successful as well.”
The former Colorado star quarterback struggled in his NFL debut, as he completed just four of 16 passes for 47 yards, while throwing an interception and being sacked twice. Deion was not surprised that Shedeur didn’t play his best. “I knew it was going to be some inconsistencies of a lot of things, because I know football,” Deion said.
The Browns hope that Sanders can provide a spark to the offense, as they have scored just 16.2 points per game this season (29th in the NFL) and averaged 257.3 yards per game (31st in the NFL). The Browns take on the Raiders (2-8) on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.
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