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Deion Sanders urged his Colorado players to get in shape in the classroom in a new videowith the Buffaloes coach telling his student-athletes they “don’t think” following a disgruntled letter from a professor.
Sanders, who is beginning his second season with Colorado, read aloud the teacher’s letter, who stated that some players on the team “make it clear that they do not want to be” in the class.
“I have never felt so disrespected in my ten years of teaching,” the letter read in part. ‘The students don’t follow even the slightest and that slows down my class a lot. They make it clear that they don’t want to be there…’
In response to that, Sanders lectured his players about the importance of their studies and reminded them that almost all of them would not play professionally when their college days were over.
“You’re present, but you’re not really there,” he began in the clip from Well Off Media, owned by his eldest son, Deion Sanders Jr. “You’re on the field, but you’re not really doing anything.” You are in a relationship, but you don’t have love. You’re at the mall, but you don’t have any money. You have a lot of skill, but no damn talent because you don’t think.
Deion Sanders was unhappy reading a long letter from a disgruntled professor.
Sanders reminded his players that most of them had no future in the NFL
He then said, ‘Let me know if you have a draft grade,’ effectively reminding his team that most of them aren’t good enough for the NFL.
Later in the video, he said, “I’m a little frustrated, I’m a little angry right now, because… we have young people that are all on one side of the game.” 90 or 95 percent of your staff is not becoming professional. So coaches, we have to emphasize education, we have to emphasize life, we have to emphasize the next step, the next elevation if it doesn’t work out in the game. ‘
And he concluded: ‘Student-athlete, student-athlete, I don’t care how you say it. You’re going to get something before you leave here.
In Sanders’ opinion, the number of college football players who make it to the pros is small, even smaller than the estimate he provided.
Sanders’ son Shedeur is likely to be an exception and reach the NFL next year.
According to the NFL College Advisory Committeeonly 1.6 percent of all NCAA football players become professionals.
That short list most likely includes Sanders’ son Shedeur, who plays quarterback for Colorado and had an impressive 2023.
While Shedeur won’t be in the draft for another year, his father already has some ideas about where he doesn’t want him to play.
“I don’t want my son to be left with nothing next year,” he said on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio with Chris Russo last month.