Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders seem destined for the Browns in the 2025 NFL draft but Deion Sanders looms
“We coming!” The now famous line from Colorado Buffalos HC Deion Sanders has been true at the college level but the question remains whether it will continue in the NFL. The elder Sanders has been talking with the Dallas Cowboys about their head coaching position and was rumored to be interested in the Las Vegas Raiders job as well.
Outside of being a head coach, Deion has another important job: Father of one of the two top quarterback prospects that the Cleveland Browns could have interest in this year’s NFL draft, Shedeur Sanders.
There has been scuttle that Deion could impact where his son is drafted, ala Eli Manning’s father. Whether it is the Tennessee Titans, Browns or another team that either plays in the cold weather or isn’t in a big-name city, organizations will want clarity about what they are dealing with if they draft Sanders.
A good father wants what is best for their kid but Deion has a unique position, and potentially leverage, to actually have some control or influence for Shedeur.
According to Deion’s friend Shannon Sharpe, the elder Sanders is not going to allow Shedeur to come to Cleveland:
Shannon Sharpe, close friend of Deion Sanders, shares his thoughts about Shedeur potentially going to Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/xEGJIJE0Aj
— Down With The Browns Podcast (@DWTB_) January 18, 2025
Obviously, Sharpe is not speaking from direct knowledge or is not saying it as if he is. He doesn’t “think” Deion will allow it while Chad Ochocinco agrees and references the Manning situation way back in 2004.
First and foremost, the Browns need to evaluate the talent of the draft class before it matters what Deion might want. Then, if Cleveland GM Andrew Berry and HC Kevin Stefanski, who is running the QB search, decide Sanders is the right fit, the Titans have to pass on him. Finally, the Browns would then have to make a decision based on what they have heard, either directly or indirectly from Shedeur’s camp, on whether to select the Colorado QB.
Do you think Deion’s opinion on where Shedeur plays (or Shedeur’s desired location) should influence the Browns (or Titans) decision in the upcoming NFL draft?