Shedeur Sanders is a pretty good football player. In 2024, he led the Colorado Buffaloes to their best record and just their second bowl game since 2016. He was also named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and is a shoo-in to be a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, he’s no one-trick pony. Like many of his peers, Sanders has tried his hand in the music business, and he might find more success than most other athlete-rappers.
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Clearly, Sanders has been doing a lot more than preparing for the Scouting Combine and/or his own personal pro day. He’s been in the studio as well. On Wednesday, Sanders released his latest music video for his new song, “Life”.
The song continued the musical style Sanders has displayed in previous releases. He’s clearly been impacted and influenced by this most recent era of hip hop, as he’s decided to go with the mumbling, auto-tune heavy sound of guys like Young Thug and Future. In fact, the gibberish he speaks in the opening to “Life” could’ve easily been mistaken for Future’s patented mumble.
Just In: Shedeur Sanders just released a new song called “LIFE”
Sanders is one of the few athletes who could also be a successful rapper.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 13, 2025
Shedeur is once again following in the footsteps of his father, Deion Sanders, who released an entire rap album, “Prime Time”, in December 1994, mere weeks before he’d win Defensive Player of the Year as well as Super Bowl XXIX. Unfortunately, the 16-track album was universally panned by critics. Coach Prime‘s second album, “The Encore Remix”, released in 2004, featured remixes of every song on “Prime Time”, but was once again not well-received.
The reception for Shedeur’s new song has been somewhat polarizing, but it seems as though he definitely has a better handle on the music pulse of his day than his father did in his. No doubt, it must feel good for Shedeur to know there’s finally something he can do better than Pop. However, as always, there was plenty of hate from the anti-Sanders crowd, but there was also a lot of support.
“He’ll have something to fall back on when he’s done with football in 4 years,” quipped one netizen, referencing former Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell, a first-round pick who played just three seasons in the league. “JaMarcus Russell should have been a rapper.”
He’ll have something to fall back on when he’s done with football in 4 years. JaMarcus Russell should have been a rapper.
— David G (@DavidGregoryTM1) February 13, 2025
A franchise QB should focus on football. Not giving the keys to a Billion $ org to someone trying to rap on the side.
— TBTC27 (@TylertBTC) February 13, 2025
Damn!!! I knew he was as gonna dominate the NFL, but can’t believe he’s gonna take over the rap game too.
This dude is different
— Cole (@cdeegz8) February 13, 2025
Shedeur Sanders has the potential to become a successful rapper
— Buddy Boy Bets (@Buddyboybets) February 13, 2025
“Life” is the second release of Shedeur Sanders’ burgeoning music career. Back in September 2024, he released his debut single, “Perfect Timing”, which came with a much more minimalist sound than his latest track. During Sanders’ big 2024 campaign, the home stadium in Boulder would play “Perfect Timing” every time the QB scored.
Now that he’s got his music career on track, Sanders can shift focus back to Combine and draft prep. And he should be looking to make a splash prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, because he has been slipping down the board for a few weeks now. While previously expected to go No. 1 overall, Sanders is now in the 5-10 pick range on most mock drafts.
