Did Colorado's Deion, Shedeur Sanders go too far with social media beef?

Deion Sanders is without doubt one of the most polarizing figures in faculty soccer, and he added gasoline to the fireplace this week when he and his son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, fired again at a latest report during which former Buffaloes security Xavier Smith stated Coach Prime was destroying gamers’ “perception in themselves” behind closed doorways.

Shedeur Sanders, who quoted the story on social media, stated that he did not bear in mind Smith, who has since entered the switch portal, when he was on the crew.

That prompted somebody on social media to say that he ought to “stop performing just like the coldest man on the planet,” and Deion Sanders defended his son with a jab in regards to the 2025 NFL Draft, the place the Buffs QB is favored to be the primary general choose.

Deion Sanders did not cease there. He additionally responded to a screenshot of Austin Peay defensive again Jaheim Ward’s 2023 statistics, which have been eight solo tackles and 4 passes defended, saying “Lawd Jesus.” Ward beforehand stood up for Smith, his former teammate with the Governors, saying that folks should not be “attempting to downplay” his remarks. If that wasn’t sufficient to warrant a reply from Deion Sanders, Ward additionally lately posted that it was “loopy” that he had “extra cross deflections” than his different son, Colorado security Shilo Sanders — together with a few not-so-friendly clown emojis.

That stated, did Deion Sanders go too far dabbling on this back-and-forth?

Keyshawn Johnson does not suppose so, and he defined why on Thursday’s version of “Undisputed.”

“If I assumed that Deion had stooped to a degree that he should not have been at, I will surely inform [him],” Johnson stated. “However I haven’t got to inform him that as a result of when any individual is questioning your character … and telling individuals that you simply’re … making gamers really feel lower than what they’re and that is not the case — and clearly Deion did not really feel that means — I haven’t got an issue with Deion checking the dude. … When any individual’s attempting to assassinate your character and inform individuals a narrative that is not true, not less than in your eyes as a coach, you wish to defend that. I’ve no points in any respect with it.”

The Buffaloes are coming off a 4-8 season (1-8 in Pac-12 play), which landed them final within the convention in what was their first with Coach Prime on the helm.

Shedeur Sanders totaled 3,230 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, three interceptions and a 151.7 passer score, whereas finishing 69.3% of his passes final season.

For the second yr in a row, Colorado’s program has dominated protection within the spring switch portal window, and this yr’s high-profile exits — which embody three starters, three working backs and two cornerbacks among the many 36 gamers who’re prone to enroll elsewhere this fall — depart Deion Sanders with loads of work to do forward of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.

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