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Deion Sanders said he was proud of his son, Shedeur, after he made his NFL debut with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Colorado’s head coach said Shedeur had been doing the right thing behind the scenes.
“I know the fight behind the fight,” Sanders told reporters Tuesday. “I know what’s been going on behind the curtains, and I’m proud of him. Because he not only says the right things, but he also does and lives the right things. That’s what he is.
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Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes watches the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Nov. 8, 2025. (G Fiume/Getty Images)
“He’s a Sanders.”
With Dillon Gabriel in concussion protocol, Sanders will start for the Browns when they play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Deion has not decided whether he will make the trip for his son’s first NFL start.
“I’m very focused on what we have at hand,” the coach said. “I’m not thinking about that, although I just spoke to him on the phone.”
The Pro Football Hall of Famer had a feeling Shedeur might make his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens last week, but not the way it happened.
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Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders drops back to pass against the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 16, 2025. (Scott Galvin/Image Images)
“I thought the Ravens would have played better early to get (Shedeur) in,” Deion Sanders said. “I didn’t want him to come in because of an injury, because I love Dillon and I want him to be successful too.”
The former Colorado star quarterback struggled in his NFL debut, completing just four of 16 passes for 47 yards, throwing one interception and being sacked twice.
Deion wasn’t surprised that Shedeur didn’t play his best.
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“I knew there would be inconsistencies in a lot of things, because I know football,” Deion said.
The Browns are hoping Sanders can provide a spark to the offense, as they have scored just 16.2 points per game this season (29th in the NFL) and averaged 257.3 yards per game (31st in the NFL).
The Browns face the Raiders (2-8) on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.
