During his NFL debut, Shedeur Sanders’ home was robbed of $200,000 in goods, but the quarterback says he’s grateful none of his jewelry was taken. As Sanders made his NFL debut on Sunday, three masked suspects broke into his home and stole $200,000 worth of goods. Not a dollar of it though, was his jewelry, Sanders said.
“I’m in a mental space now to where it’s not too much that could faze me, honestly. And none of my jewelry got took, anyway,” Sanders said in his first comments about the robbery on Wednesday. “So, you know, it’s just caught slipping. You know, it happens.”
Sanders said his phone has been blowing up since the robbery, and he has been unable to chat with a lot of people, including his father, Deion Sanders. Reporters asked Sanders if his dad or brother were coming to the game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and he said the only way to get in touch with him would essentially be to get to the game.
“I talked to Shilo. Shilo called me, but I said, ‘Bro, right now, if you want to talk, everybody just fly in. Come see me, bro. I ain’t trying to be on my phone. I’m not trying to do any of that. If you want to talk, just pull up on me. Then we can talk from there,’” Sanders said. “Other than that, I don’t even check my phone. Too many people been texting me, ‘Are you OK?’ Yes, I’m fine. I didn’t get robbed — my house did.”
Sanders said despite the scary situation, he is in a