Shedeur Sanders Gets Support from NFL Veteran for “Banning” Deion Sanders from the Browns’ Training Camp

Shedeur Sanders has struggled to step out of his father’s shadow for the better part of the last two years. Of course, it was rather impossible for the Browns quarterback to do so in Colorado, while being coached by Deion Sanders. However, the second-generation athlete is still fighting that battle in the NFL, even after proving himself against the Carolina Panthers in their preseason game. 

Throughout the past several weeks, other rookies and top NFL stars were visited by their family members during training camps. But no one has come to visit Shedeur in Cleveland. According to the former Buffalo, that’s by design.

Shedeur believes that his father’s presence would only serve to undo the work that he has put in to distance himself from the notion of being a ‘daddy’s boy.’  In fact, he directly stated as much when asked about his father’s lack of presence throughout the summer.

“I don’t want him to come and see me and get a couple of reps, and he’s cheering like a good dad,” Shedeur explained. “You can’t be proud of me right now. I gotta get to where I’m going.“

MyCole Pruitt found Shedeur’s stance to be bitter but understandable. “Shedeur is doing exactly what he’s supposed to be doing,” the 10-year NFL veteran explained on the latest episode of his MustBe2Sides podcast. “He’s taking the high road.”

The former Minnesota Viking feels it’s an absolute travesty that the media’s influence is preventing a father and his son from celebrating together one of the biggest accomplishments of either of their lives. Pruitt knows that such is the world we live in and believes that Shedeur is navigating it accordingly. 

“When it comes to a point where you know that a media frenzy is finna come around your father coming out to practice, and you’re not even at the point that you want to be. So, you’re telling your own dad not to come,” said Pruitt.

“You’re supposed to be proud of this moment… This is what we’ve been talking about since you were a little kid and I first handed you the football, but the story surrounding this environment is not a good spot for you to come right now, Dad, so go ahead and wait,” he added.

Thankfully, Coach Prime was still able to visit one of his sons at their first NFL practice. The NFL Hall of Famer made the trip to Tampa Bay, Florida, to visit with Shilo and the Buccaneers ahead of the team’s first official practice of the calendar year. 

Deion may have been robbed of sharing a similar moment with Shedeur, but given the rookie’s most recent performance, it may not be much longer before he’s able to spend time with him on the sidelines of a regular-season contest.

The Sanders clan’s transition into the NFL may not have gone as smoothly as they had hoped it would. But it still appears as if their time is coming all the same.