Deion Sanders is heading into his second season as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. But with both of his sons set to leave Colorado for the NFL following this season, there’s some speculation that he might choose to follow them and take a job in the NFL. But it does not sound like that’s going to happen.
Following Colorado’s spring game this week, Deion Sanders was asked what he tells any prospective future players who are concerned about whether or not he will be their coach in the future. And he made it quite clear that he does intend to stay at Colorado.
“I tell them the truth,” Sanders said according to ESPN. “I tell them I’m a father, not a baby daddy. I don’t follow my kids. I pave roads for my kids. I build generational wealth for my kids. I lead my kids. I don’t follow my kids. So I do not plan on following my kids to the NFL. I have work to do here.
“I absolutely love it here, and I would never think a young brother from the South would really love it in this part of the country, but I really do. … The fan base that we have here … I just want to really bless you with a tremendously successful team. I really do. That’s my heart.”
We’ll have to see how Sanders does as he continues to try to rebuild the Colorado football program.
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