Deion Sanders is heading into his second season as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, but some have speculated that he could choose to follow his sons to the NFL and take a coaching job in the professional ranks following this season. However, it does not sound like that’s the plan.
During a press conference after the team’s spring game, Deion Sanders was asked what he tells recruits who might be wondering about his long-term commitment to the program. And he made it pretty clear that he has no intention of going to the NFL with his sons.
“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.”
Obviously, this is a pretty firm statement, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
https://x.com/HuskerMike28/status/1784601957992112318
https://x.com/khchopchat/status/1784418767138680957
https://x.com/MUSSemeritus/status/1784362630955823359
https://x.com/Praxis921/status/1784348717434470754
https://x.com/EFESHEW/status/1784415259966525745
https://x.com/JROD813/status/1784355429981561235
We’ll have to see how this season goes for Sanders.
[ESPN]
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