Colorado coach Deion Sanders, Shedeur’s father, admitted recently that he was “hurt” by reports claiming his son was unprepared during pre-draft meetings with NFL teams, which may have led to him being overlooked for so long. Deion made the comments on the Say What Needs To Be Said podcast, hosted by former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel.

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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Deion Sanders admitted in a podcast with fellow former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel Sr. that he was “hurt” by pre-draft criticism of his son Shedeur Sanders, and that some of it was “foolish.”