On Thursday, after weeks of hypothesis, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders’s predicted NFL draft slide got here to cross. As soon as rumored as a possible top-five choice, Sanders fell all the way in which out of the primary spherical.
Predictably, followers supplied a wide range of theories as to why Sanders could have fallen. Sanders’s father—Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders—shared on social media Friday that he was undeterred.
“My bible says God makes use of the silly issues to confound the smart (and) he selected the weak issues of the world that he could put to disgrace the robust!” Deion wrote, drawing from St. Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians. “Please know God ain’t completed (and) God is simply actually getting began. Take pleasure in this lesson (and) cease stressing.”
My bible says God makes use of the silly issues to confound the smart & he selected the weak issues of the world that he could put to disgrace the robust! Please know God ain’t completed & God is simply actually getting began. Take pleasure in this lesson & cease stressing. #CoachPrime
— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) April 25, 2025
Shedeur was stellar in his last season with Colorado, tossing 37 touchdowns in opposition to 10 interceptions. He was named the Massive 12’s Offensive Participant of the Yr and completed eighth within the Heisman voting.
Which NFL workforce will chew on that intriguing résumé stays a thriller.
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PATRICK ANDRES
Patrick Andres is a employees author on the Breaking and Trending Information workforce at Sports activities Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having labored for The Blade, Athlon Sports activities, Concern the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has lined every thing from zero-attendance Massive Ten basketball to a seven-overtime faculty soccer recreation. He’s a graduate of Northwestern College’s Medill College of Journalism with a double main in historical past .
