The biggest news of the sports weekend, by far, was Shedeur Sanders and brother Shilo Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft during the weekend of April 25-26.
Shilo Sanders no longer represented by father
It is being reported by USA Today and others that Shilo Sanders fired his father, the legendary Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, who is the coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and who has directed his son’s career from Pee Wee through college.
A plethora of football pundits, from both the collegiate and pro ranks, believe that Coach Prime was one of the major reasons why Shedeur Sanders suffered a precipitous and historic — and abjectly embarrassing — fall in the draft from a potential first-rounder to the No. 144th pick in round 5.
Shilo Sanders explains his decision
Shedeur Sanders’ brother and teammate at Jackson State and Colorado, Shilo Sanders, observed this debacle. As a result of what happened to his brother, Shilo Sanders announced that he had unofficially fired his father as his agent.
Shilo Sanders told his fans on a livestream that he has hired an agent to represent him in the negotiation process. The defensive back told his one million followers that circumstances dictated a paradigm shift in the interfamilial dynamics.
“Dad was our agent,” Sanders said, referring to his brother Shedeur and himself, “but that hasn’t been working out too good. So today I had to sign with an agent.”
Despite flashing a smile, Shilo Sanders, 24, was not in a joking mood about what happened to his little brother, 23-year-old Shedeur Sanders, during the draft.
Shilo Sanders failed to get drafted
While Shedeur Sanders was eventually picked by the Cleveland Browns, Shilo Sanders did not get drafted at all during the weekend. He immediately signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a safety/defensive back.
Legendary agent Drew Rosenhaus was chosen to represent Shilo Sanders.
According to NCAA.com, Shilo Sanders started 19 games at safety for the during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, compiling 134 tackles, five forced fumbles and a six-pick inteception. He also played at South Carolina before playing for two years at Jackson State. a touchdown.
Pundits are still smarting about Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders’ massive slide remained the subject of impassioned debates on multiple networks and social media platforms throughout the weekend and Monday morning.
Stephen A. Smith was irate, calling Shedeur Sanders’ slide “[Colin] Kaepernick-level collusion.”
Former Fox Sports 1 host Skip Bayless conveyed his disgust on X, calling it the “damnedest, most disgusting, most despicable, most shocking, most preposterous plunge in the history of the NFL Draft.”
Many analysts pointed to Shedeur Sanders’ refusal to take part in the NFL Combine, as most college athletes do, and reportedly did not interview well with multiple franchises.
