“He Ain’t Getting That Car”: Fans Sound Off After Shilo Sanders Misses Dad Deion’s 4.4, 40-Yard Challenge at Pro Day

Sauvik Banerjee | 04/04/2025
Colorado Buffalos safety Shilo Sanders (21) against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium.

“You run a 4.4, I’ll buy you a new car,” is what Deion Sanders told his son Shilo as he prepared for his Pro Day. And for the past month, the star safety had been focused on improving his 40-yard time.

Shilo even hired NFL combine timers (Zybek Sports) to help him with the drill at the CU facility. He was regularly teasing his improvements through vlogs on YouTube and was hyped to beat his dad Deion’s challenge.

He was—probably up until today—quite confident about his 40-yard run. Shilo even thanked his dad in advance, claiming the time was well within reach. “Thank you, I’m just thanking you in advance,” the 25-year-old said about the car he was expecting to win.

Deion had poured gasoline on the fire by claiming that even though his official NFL Combine time was 4.27, he ran a 4.2 flat at breakfast. Whether he was telling the truth or bluffing, we’ll never know. Did it inspire his son to set an earth-shattering record? Not quite.

Now that CU Pro Day is in progress, Shilo has failed to hit the mark, missing it by one-fourteenth of a second. In his first attempt, the Colorado safety clocked a 4.54.

And once the official time was announced, reactions poured in like wildfire. Fans online quickly reminded Shilo that he’d never get to see the car his father promised.

“He ain’t getting that car,” one fan said.

However, Shilo was not done yet. He made a second attempt at the drill. This time, he was seen pulling himself from start to finish like he wanted the car so badly. Although, he clocked a mediocre 4.59.

One fan correctly pointed out the mistake that Shilo made while running. “Man, unfortunately, you can see Shilo drifted off the hash mark and cost himself a couple of 10th’s of a second. Still respectable times, especially his first run!”

But even then, some fans were very content with Shilo’s effort and the time clocked by the young gun. “4.52 is a very respectable time,” one netizen said, while another added, “Still did better than he did before.”

Though not the best, he still posted one of the better 40 times at CU Pro Day. The only ones who clocked faster times were WR Jimmy Horn Jr. (4.40) and WR LaJohntay Wester (4.50).

Post Edited By: Samnur Reza
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Sauvik Banerjee

Sauvik Banerjee

Sauvik Banerjee is an NFL Content Strategist with a degree in English and Economics. A dedicated fan of the game for over seven years, his passion for football ignited after witnessing Tom Brady orchestrate the 28-3 comeback. In over three years of writing, but mostly strategizing, Sauvik has penned more than 1,300 articles, mainly focusing on the human stories behind the players and how the sport has transformed their lives. He loves watching Lamar Jackson on the field, as he is drawn to his dynamic, unpredictable style of play. When he’s not writing about football, you’ll find Sauvik running—something he’s loved since his track and field days. But one thing he is not wired to do is turn down a challenge on the chess board.

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