College of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is an opinionated man and when he has one thing he desires to say, he’s not one to shrink back from talking his thoughts.
So when Sanders was requested throughout a current look on SiriusXM’s “Mad Canine Radio” his ideas concerning the probably end result of USC QB Caleb Williams taking part in for the Chicago Bears, he made it recognized that he was fearful Williams – who has spent the final two years taking part in in California – received’t have the identical stage of success within the NFL taking part in in a cold-weather metropolis like Chicago.
He additionally made it recognized that he doesn’t need his son Shedeur, a prime QB prospect within the 2025 NFL Draft, taking part in in a metropolis the place the temperatures drop near freezing.
“I don’t need my child [Shedeur] going nowhere chilly subsequent yr,” Sanders stated, through Professional Soccer Discuss. “He grew up in Texas. He performed in Jackson, performed in Colorado. Season’s over earlier than it will get chilly in Colorado. I’m simply considering method forward. I don’t need that for him.”
Whereas NFL groups sometimes don’t pay a lot consideration to calls for of prime prospects, one as high-profile as Sanders could change issues. The same state of affairs occurred in 2004 when Archie Manning didn’t need his son Eli taking part in for the then small-market San Diego Chargers.
Manning nonetheless went No. 1 total however was later traded to the New York Giants – a crew with one of many largest media markets within the nation — for quarterback Philip Rivers and draft picks.
Whereas the 2025 draft order is unattainable to foretell till nearer to the top of subsequent season, as many as 9 groups may very well be out there for a brand new quarterback. Of these groups, greater than half play in cold-weather environments.
