Because the Tennessee Titans work to solidify the “generational expertise” they plan on taking with the No. 1 general decide within the 2025 NFL Draft, the group met with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Friday on the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Additionally in attendance for a portion of the assembly — although sudden and solely through FaceTime — was the quarterback’s father, Deion Sanders.
Per ESPN’s Turron Davenport:
The Titans, who’ve the primary general decide, met with Sanders for 45 minutes. The assembly additionally included a shock FaceTime name from Shedeur’s father, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders.
“He’s actually poised and had mature approach about him,” Titans coach Brian Callahan informed ESPN. “You possibly can inform he’s been within the highlight and is aware of methods to deal with it.”
With out extra particulars, it’s robust to understand how Deion’s FaceTime was perceived. It may’ve helped Shedeur’s case for the No. 1 decide or damage it.
The Colorado coach has been extraordinarily vocal about steering Shedeur away from sure groups who could also be thinking about drafting him. It’s unclear if Tennessee is a type of groups — particularly now that the Titans have a brand new normal supervisor in Mike Borgonzi.
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— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) January 7, 2025
Earlier this month, Deion defined his enter on his son’s draft course of through the Tamron Corridor Present.
“It’s not like who I would love for him to play for,” Sanders stated. “It’s a few groups that I gained’t enable him to play for. So it’s not like that. However that is my occupation. I do know what’s backstage. We ain’t received to get again there for me to know what’s backstage and what’s not distinguished for my son. I’m not doing it.”
In the meantime, the Titans have been vocal about conserving the No. 1 decide with group president Chad Brinker telling the press he gained’t cross on a generational expertise with the primary decide”.
It’s nonetheless unclear who Brinker was referring to, nonetheless there was an enormous surge within the odds for Travis Hunter — Shedeur’s teammate at Colorado and the Heisman Trophy winner — to go No. 1 general following the remark.
