“We Gave Back His Jacket”: Shedeur Sanders Shares Why Deion Sanders Returned Greg Anthony’s Gift at Mavericks Game

Deion Sanders has been ruling the football news cycle of late with speculations remaining rife about him becoming the next Dallas Cowboys head coach. And, he is so adept at making waves that even a simple tweet about liking a jacket led to a viral incident. His son Shedeur, who became an inadvertent part of it, has cleared the narrative now.

On January 14, Coach Prime was watching the Denver Nuggets-Dallas Mavericks game. He noticed TNT broadcaster Greg Anthony’s suit jacket and tweeted, “I need that blazer”. Anthony caught hold of the request and had sideline reporter Jared Greenberg give the coat to Shedeur — who was seated courtside — as a gift for his father.

Coach Prime wanted Greg Anthony’s blazer and he got it to Shedeur to deliver https://t.co/YjS5icS2ll pic.twitter.com/lmkYOkcah5

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 15, 2025

While recapping the incident, Shedeur revealed he didn’t take the blazer home.

“I had no idea what was going on initially… I received the jacket, I’m like dang… we’re leaving, and Dad called me… he just wanted to know what type of fabric it was… I’m like, ‘alright Dad, you got me doing too much now… this a lot you got me in right now. I’m just here to enjoy the game’… basically, we gave [Greg] back his jacket,” Shedeur said on his 2Legendary podcast.

In the game, Denver defeated Dallas 118-99 on the back of Jamal Murray’s season-high 45 points. The Mavericks, sans Luka Doncic, were out-rebounded 51-30 and shot just 28% from the three-point line (9/32) in the contest. F/C Daniel Gafford led Dallas with 13 points in the game.

While Shedeur had a great time in Dallas, his focus will remain on the NFL draft for now. He is being hyped up as one of the future superstars of the league. It will be interesting to see how he would fare amidst the sentiment surrounding his potential.

Shedeur and Cam Ward are odds-on favorites in the NFL Draft

Shedeur is one of the top prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. He and Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward are viewed as the best available signal-callers in the mix. They’re both going to be top-five selections. However, where each man goes is still a mystery.

The Colorado Buffs star was the favorite to go No. 1 overall for much of the college football season. But since bowl games have wrapped up, Ward has vaulted to the front of the leaderboard. As of January 19, the odds favored Ward (-175) ahead of Sanders (+135) in their projections.

Sanders’ collegiate teammate, Travis Hunter, was deemed the most likely non-QB to be picked No. 1 overall for most of the year. Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter (+1000) surpassed Hunter (+1400) following strong College Football Playoff performances.

They have the third and fourth-best odds of going No. 1 overall. LSU OT Will Campbell (+5000) rounds off the top five. The 2025 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 24.