As Shedeur Sanders inexplicably fell down the 2025 NFL Draft boards, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, implored NFL owners to take a chance on the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback. Trump likes Shedeur’s father, and Deion is a “big Trump fan.”
Sanders was projected to go as early as No. 2 in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, he slid down the draft pipe a great deal and was selected by the Cleveland Browns at No. 144 in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This had the entire sports world talking about what happened and wondering why.
President Donald Trump Says Deion Sanders Has Been a Loyal Supporter for Years
“What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID?” Trump wrote on Truth Social on April 25. “Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the NFL. He’s also a very good coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his quarterback son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is all set for Greatness.”
At one point during a recent phone interview with Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt, the president was asked about what motivated him to defend Sanders. Trump said it was a combination of NFL great Deion Sanders, Shedeur’s father, and the young quarterback’s “genetics.”
“His father is a big Trump fan, and I like it when people are Trump fans,” Trump told Hewitt. “His father has said great things about me over the years.
TRENDING: President Donald Trump says that Deion Sanders is a huge fan of his and has been a supporter for many years.
‘Shedeur’s father is a big Trump fan. I like that people are Trump fans. His father said great things about me over the years.’
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“No 2, genetics. He has good genes for a football player. I watched him play for a bit, and I thought he was a talented quarterback. I like his gene pool, and I like his talent. I think he’s going to do well. I just felt they mistreated him.”
Shilo Sanders, Shedeur’s brother, also commented on Trump’s involvement and how cool it was to see the president of the United States get involved in his brother’s recruitment.
“Man, I’m not even gonna lie. That was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen, bro,” he said on the “One Night with Steiny” podcast. “Fam, if you got the president tweeting, bro, you know something’s wrong.”
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Shedeur finished the 2024 season with 4,134 passing yards. He will join a crowded quarterback room in Cleveland that features Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel. However, Sanders has the chance to make his presence felt early on and can make all the teams who passed on him pay on the football field.
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