Back in March, Deion Sanders served as the keynote speaker at a conference held for ProMat. During the event, he was asked about his thoughts on the draft and the fact that both of his sons might get selected. "I am excited about the potential of them going to the [NFL] and where they're going to go," Sanders said on March 19.

University of Colorado head football coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders took to social media Friday following his son, Shedeur Sanders, sliding to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft last weekend.

Deion Sanders assumed his son would be a high first-round pick, and he approached the draft that way. He had Shedeur sit out the Senior Bowl. Shedeur attended, but didn’t throw. He was at the NFL Combine for interviews, but once again didn’t throw.