Shedeur, who was a projected borderline first-round pick, slipped all the way to the fifth round before the Cleveland Browns drafted him at No. 144 overall. The elder Sanders specifically refuted the notion that Shedeur was "unprepared" for pre-draft interviews, and that he wore headphones during one meeting with a team.

Deion Sanders is hurting for his boys. After son Shedeur fell to the fifth round, being selected 144th overall by the Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft, and his other son, Shilo, went undrafted, Sanders opened up to former Patriots and Eagles star defensive back Asante Samuel on the “Say What Needs to be Said” podcast on his frustration about anonymous attacks that may have impacted their reputations,

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders believes ulterior motives were at play with some of the predraft narratives that developed around sons Shedeur and Shilo.