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Deion Sanders Promises To Sign At Least One Player From Florida Every Year: “It Is My Desire…”

Sauvik Banerjee
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Deion Sanders isn’t one who forgets about his roots. Instead, he is someone who knows how to snatch his share of fortune from the hands of opportunity and give back to the community he belongs to. He took one such heroic pledge recently and went public with it on Instagram by announcing that he will be signing at least one player from his hometown Fort Myers and Southwest Florida every year.

Deion Sanders took to Instagram with Buffaloes’ director of player development, James Chaney to make his proud announcement. Hailing from Fort Myers, Coach Prime is seen as a confident figure in the community. Ever since he was young, Prime was an athletic youngster who played three sports at Florida State after getting selected in the 1985 MLB Draft.

Deion Sanders Makes Big Promise To Florida Athletes

Deion Sanders was born and raised in Fort Myers, he attended the North Fort Myers High School. Hence, the city has given everything to him and it was about time that he would give the young athletes of his community the same opportunity that he got when he was at that phase of his life.

 

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“It is my desire to take one player from Southwest Florida every year and give you a scholarship,” Prime said. “Who’s next?” While the caption of the Instagram post read, “A Message To Fort Myers, FL (239) From Deion Sanders! Coach Is Signing At Least One Player From His Hometown of Fort Myers, FL To A Football Scholarship Every Year…Where Y’all At?”

Deion Sanders made this announcement just days after the Colorado Buffaloes faced a blowout loss to Oregon. This was the time when the Buffs did not have the assistance of their key player, Travis Hunter while also losing Shilo Sanders for the week who picked up a brutal kidney injury during the game.

Coach Prime Had a Disconnect With Fort Myers a Decade Ago

It is no surprise that Deion Sanders has had a salty relationship with his hometown in the past. The disconnect between the two parties was clearly visible when in 2011 Deion Sanders was about to get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, very little acknowledgment was made of the fact locally.

Fort Myers Councilman Levon Simms who was also Prime’s high school basketball coach, described the relationship as that of ex-lovers. However, more than a decade later it can be said that the relationship has mended.

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Sauvik Banerjee

Sauvik Banerjee

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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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