Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders confirmed he took precautions in case certainly one of his stars suffers an harm of their bowl recreation.
Colorado (9-3) faces BYU (10-2) within the Alamo Bowl on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Sanders’ son, Buffaloes QB Shedeur, and CB/WR Travis Hunter will play although draft-eligible gamers usually skip bowl video games.
On Monday, Sanders and Colorado athletic director Rick George introduced they secured insurance coverage insurance policies for the duo.
“We occur to have two gamers which might be most likely gonna be the primary two picks of the NFL Draft,” Sanders mentioned, per DNVR Sports activities Ryan Koenigsberg. “And so they have obtained, I believe, the best variety of protection that has ever been coated in school soccer … It far exceeds anybody [who] has performed this recreation of school soccer.”
In a bit revealed Tuesday, a Colorado spokesperson advised Entrance Workplace Sports activities’ Dennis Younger the Buffaloes gave different gamers insurance coverage insurance policies. The supply did not reveal the associated fee, advantages or whether or not they cowl incapacity, vital harm or lack of worth.
Nonetheless, taking part in within the bowl recreation carries danger for Shedeur and Hunter.
Shedeur ranks third within the FBS in landing passes (35) by 12 begins. In the meantime, Hunter — the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner — is second in TD catches (14 in 12 video games) and tied for tenth in passes defended (11).
In Tankathon’s newest mock draft, the New York Giants (2-13) take Shedeur with the No. 1 choose, and the New England Patriots (3-12) choose Hunter with the No. 2 choose.
After the Chicago Bears drafted QB Caleb Williams with the No. 1 total choose in 2024, he signed a totally assured four-year, $39.4M deal.
The NFL has but to disclose its 2025 wage cap, but when Shedeur or Hunter is the No. 1 choose in April, their offers can be much like Williams’.
Sanders might imagine the document insurance coverage insurance policies will encourage extra stars to play in bowl video games, however this may most likely not result in vital adjustments.
Most school coaches haven’t got the identical affect because the Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, and prime prospects that suffer accidents may nonetheless probably lose thousands and thousands.
