Deion Sanders says he is proud of Shedeur after NFL debut with Browns

Deion Sanders said helium was arrogant of his son, Shedeur, aft helium made his NFL debut for the Cleveland Browns connected Sunday. 

The Colorado caput manager said that Shedeur had been doing the close things down the scenes.

"I cognize the combat down the fight," Sanders told reporters connected Tuesday. "I cognize what’s been transpiring down the curtains, and I’m conscionable arrogant of him. Because he’s not conscionable saying the close things, he’s doing and surviving the close things. That’s conscionable who helium is.

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Head manager Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes watches the crippled against the West Virginia Mountaineers astatine Milan Puskar Stadium successful Morgantown, West Virginia, connected Nov. 8, 2025. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

"He's a Sanders."

With Dillon Gabriel successful concussion protocol, Sanders volition commencement for the Browns erstwhile they play the Las Vegas Raiders connected Sunday. Deion hasn’t decided if helium volition marque the travel for his son’s archetypal NFL start. 

"I’m truthful focused connected what we person astatine hand," the manager said. "I’m not reasoning astir that, though I conscionable got disconnected the telephone with him."

The Pro Football Hall of Famer had a hunch that Shedeur could marque his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens past week, but not successful the manner that it happened. 

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) drops backmost to walk during the 3rd 4th against the Baltimore Ravens astatine Huntington Bank Field successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected Nov. 16, 2025. (Scott Galvin/Imagn Images)

"I thought the Ravens would person played amended aboriginal connected to provoke (Shedeur) getting in," Deion Sanders said. "I didn’t privation him to get successful by injury, due to the fact that I’m fond of Dillon, and I privation him to beryllium palmy arsenic well."

The erstwhile Colorado prima backmost struggled successful his NFL debut, arsenic helium completed conscionable 4 of 16 passes for 47 yards, portion throwing an interception and being sacked twice.

Deion was not amazed that Shedeur didn’t play his best. 

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"I knew it was going to beryllium immoderate inconsistencies of a batch of things, due to the fact that I cognize football," Deion said.

The Browns anticipation that Sanders tin supply a spark to the offense, arsenic they person scored conscionable 16.2 points per crippled this play (29th successful the NFL) and averaged 257.3 yards per crippled (31st successful the NFL). 

The Browns instrumentality on the Raiders (2-8) connected Sunday astatine 4:05 p.m. ET. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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