Deion Sanders thinks Shedeur Sanders will begin for Browns in ’25

Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Deion Sanders, the top soccer coach at Colorado and father of rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders, mentioned he anticipates that his son will begin for the Cleveland Browns this season.

Talking throughout an look on Jason and Travis Kelce‘s “New Heights” podcast launched Monday, Deion Sanders was requested what recommendation he has for his son.

“Be affected person and be prepared,” he mentioned. “You bought to be prepared when it is time. However when it is time, you are going to know. And it is arising. I acquired a prediction. I ain’t telling no one. I acquired a sense when it’ll go down. However it’ll go down this yr. … He’ll get a shot.”

Sanders additionally confirmed a earlier ESPN report that his son instructed the Baltimore Ravens to not choose him within the 2025 NFL draft. He additionally revealed that the Philadelphia Eagles referred to as on the third day of the draft.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sept. 13 that the Ravens have been planning to draft Shedeur Sanders within the fifth spherical with the No. 141 decide. Nevertheless, the previous Colorado star who performed for his father, let it’s identified to Baltimore that he did not need to be on a roster with Lamar Jackson, the place he would not have an opportunity to play anytime quickly.

Deion Sanders defined his son’s mindset.

“I performed for Baltimore, so me and [former Ravens general manager] Ozzie [Newsome] are cool,” Deion mentioned. “We understood that complete dialog and he needed to speak to Shedeur, in addition to he needed to speak to me. And I put Shedeur on the telephone and I do not need to say the way it went however how on this planet can someone fault him for saying or pondering, ‘Why on this planet would I’m going again up Lamar [Jackson] for 10 extra years?’

“I’ve by no means sat on the bench and mentioned, ‘Properly, I realized rather a lot right this moment.'”

The Ravens as a substitute drafted offensive lineman Carson Vinson with the 141st decide and the Browns traded as much as the 144th decide to pick Shedeur Sanders. At the moment, he’s third on Cleveland’s depth chart behind starter Joe Flacco and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was taken within the third spherical. Sanders has been working the scout-team offense in apply, together with Gabriel and apply squad quarterback Bailey Zappe.

“My response is I am targeted on the now,” Shedeur Sanders mentioned after the Browns’ loss to the Ravens in Week 2. “I do not actually discuss something up to now and no matter occurred up to now, it’s what it’s. I am extra targeted on now. I am extra targeted on how this recreation that we simply gone and had and determining how one can transfer ahead from now.”

The Browns are 1-2 however secured their first victory of the season with a 13-10 win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday. Flacco, in his second stint with Cleveland, has struggled, throwing the second-most interceptions within the NFL (4) and posting a 38.2 Whole QBR, which ranks twenty eighth out of 32 qualifying quarterbacks. Coach Kevin Stefanski, although, mentioned Flacco will begin within the Browns’ Week 4 highway recreation towards the Detroit Lions.