ExtremeRavens Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Deion Sanders has never lacked confidence. That extends to his family, too. During an appearance on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast that was released Monday, Sanders predicted that his son Shedeur will start for the Browns this season. “I got a feeling when it’s going to go down,” he said. “But it’s going to go down this year. … He’s going to get a shot.” However, the rookie quarterback almost ended up on another AFC North team. After a standout college career that ended at Colorado, where his father was the coach, Shedeur was picked in the fifth round by Cleveland during April’s draft. It was a stunning fall for a prospect who many considered to have first-round talent. Last week, ESPN reported that the Ravens wanted to select Sanders before the quarterback made it known that he didn’t want to be on a roster with superstar Lamar Jackson and not have a path to playing time. Baltimore instead drafted Alabama A&M offensive lineman Carson Vinson with the 141st overall selection. In his podcast appearance, Deion Sanders, the Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback and Colorado coach, explained his son’s decision. “I played for Baltimore, so me and [Ravens executive vice president and former general manager Ozzie Newsome] are cool,” Sanders said. “We understood that whole conversation, and he wanted to talk to Shedeur as well as he wanted to talk to me. And I put Shedeur on the phone, and I don’t want to say how it went, but how in the world can somebody fault him for saying or thinking, ‘Why in the world would I go back up Lamar for 10 more years?’” Deion explains why Shedeur didn't want to back up Lamar, and predicts he'll start for the Browns THIS YEAR NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: https://t.co/GbxEpkYDSw pic.twitter.com/QwVtiZ1cvL — New Heights (@newheightshow) September 22, 2025 Ravens coach John Harbaugh declined to comment on the situation last week, citing a team policy to not discuss draft-room decisions. Shedeur Sanders, who was in Baltimore last week when the Browns lost 41-17 at M&T Bank Stadium, also declined to elaborate, saying that he’s “focused on the now.” The elder Sanders, a six-time All-Pro and two-time Super Bowl champion who came out of retirement to play two seasons in Baltimore in 2004 and 2025, doesn’t believe that sitting on the bench is the best way to develop in the NFL. “By the time you get to the NFL, they expect you to know what you need to do and to do it, or somebody else is going to get in there and do it,” he said. “Now they teach you the playbook, but development and teaching you how to route folks up and how to block and hold that point? Man, please. Ain’t nobody taught you that.” Sanders has yet to play in a regular-season game for Cleveland, which is 1-2 behind 41-year-old starting quarterback Joe Flacco after a stunning 13-10 win over the heavily favored Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Sanders is listed third on the depth chart behind Flacco and third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel, who threw a touchdown pass in relief of Flacco in Cleveland’s loss to Baltimore. Sanders has been running the scout team offense during practice. Sanders would have likely faced a similar situation in Baltimore, with the Ravens having signed backup Cooper Rush before the draft to a two-year, $6.2 million deal. “I’ve never sat on the bench and said, ‘Well, I learned a lot today,’” Deion Sanders said. “Who learns sitting on the bench? Like, who does that?” Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon. View the full article Quote
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