Before moving to Colorado, Deion Sanders performed coaching duties for Jackson State from 2020 to 2022, where he achieved a lot of success. So in order to rope him in, Colorado had to go all out which they eventually ended up doing. Not only they offered him a massive 5-year $29.5 Million deal, but also upgraded their $156,000,000 worth football facility. NBA’s Shaquille O’Neal recently shared the video of the top-notch facility on his Instagram stories.
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Deion is one of the few NFL legends who achieved success as a player, as well as a football coach. Starting his career at the highest level 1989 with the Atlanta Falcons, Sanders went on to play for a bunch of teams, before calling it quits in 2005. The all-rounder, who churned out impressive numbers as a cornerback, as well as a wide receiver, started his coaching stint in 2012 with the Prime Prep Academy. Currently, he is serving as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes.
Visuals of Colorado’s football facility are going viral & Jackson State fans aren’t pleased
A magnificent indoor field, unlimited protein drinks, a top class weight room/gym with branded plates, a 162 seat meeting room, and an outdoor stadium with 50,000 seats, Colorado has really gifted the best in class facility to Deion to work his magic. However, a lot of fans who were whole-heartedly supporting Sanders last year, wasted no time in going absolutely ballistic in the comment section of the facility’s video.
The fans we are referring to were mostly Jackson State admirers who spewed venom against Sanders as the star coach left them this year, in order to start afresh with Colorado. “He used JSU to go to Colorado, JSU players know how he pulled up made promises and dipped out for more money,” read some of the comments. However, many also pointed out that Deion did everything in his capacity to help out Jackson State’s unit while he was there.
Shaquille O’Neal seems impressed with Deion Sanders’ new facility, but Jackson State fans are pissed..not surprised at all pic.twitter.com/NRqkC8p6jg
— broady (@broadyboy101) June 3, 2023
Deion led the team to consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships. Moreover, his 27-6 record well and truly proves that he didn’t leave his unit in a dire state, instead, he helped them in laying a super solid foundation from where they can aim high in the years to come.
Deion Sanders reportedly donated 50% of his salary at Jackson State
Coach Sanders, who is now set to take home a whopping $4.5 Million to $5.5 Million salary, was getting only $300,000 per annum while he was in Jackson State. So it isn’t tough to understand why he moved on to Colorado. However, this doesn’t mean that the all-rounder didn’t work his heart out for the Tigers.
In fact, Sanders had reportedly pledged to donate 50% of his already low salary at Jackson State so that they could renovate their football facility. All in all, it would be fair to say that the 2x Super Bowl champion who excelled at various positions on the Gridiron, did have a memorable stint with the Tigers and is expected to replicate his heroics with the Buffaloes.
