Deion Sanders set the record straight on the teams he wants Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to play for, two players expected to be among the top picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Sanders dismissed comments that he would only allow his son, Shedeur, and Hunter to play for six NFL teams in a recent interview with CBS News Colorado.
“One thing about a lie? A lie is so fast that it can overtake the truth at any moment,” Sanders said. “It’s a blatant lie. It’s a stupid lie. I have over six owners who are friends. I have over six general managers who are friends. You have to understand, I played 14 (professional seasons ).And I’ve worked 17 others, I think, in the NFL, NFL Network and CBS. I know a lot of people, come on.
According to the New York Post, Sanders had six NFL teams he wanted Shedeur and Hunter to play for. Those teams were the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons – the five teams Sanders played for during his illustrious NFL career.
The sixth team? The Philadelphia Eagles.
Sanders said the Eagles would be a “good fit” for his son and Hunter, something Sanders also reiterated regarding the teams he played for during his career. The Eagles are still a surprise, considering they have a quarterback in Jalen Hurts who would block Sanders’ path to starting as an NFL quarterback.
Sanders has cited Hurts in the past, which could lead to his desired interest in the Eagles for his son and Hunter.
Philadelphia also has AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith at wide receiver, but there could be room for Hunter on defense if he steps up to the other side of the ball. Sanders played both ways during his career, making 36 catches for 475 yards and a touchdown in 1996, when the Dallas Cowboys were thin at the wide receiver position.
Sanders already has a platform with teams in cold-weather cities, but Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington are playing in cold-weather cities starting in December. He seemed to change his stance on this a bit.
Sanders also said his son and Hunter would be selected “one through four” in the 2025 draft, meaning No. 1 to No. 4 overall. The Eagles haven’t had a top-four selection in the draft since 2016 and have had three straight seasons with a winning record (six of the last seven seasons with a winning record). Philadelphia may not be “in the running” to land Sanders or Hunter, based on Deion’s comments.
The 49ers and Ravens are also among the NFL’s elite teams, while the Cowboys are generally a good bet to make the playoffs every year. It’s hard to imagine that either of these teams will have a top-four pick.
Whether Sanders or Hunter lands on one of those six teams remains to be seen, and the process will have to play out during the draft. There’s a chance that one of these six teams could take a chance on Sanders or Hunter, but Deion is adamant that he has no preference on which teams he wants one or the other player plays in 2025 and beyond.
“So I would never do that,” Sanders said. “If I was that stupid, I wouldn’t disclose the teams I want them to play for, I would disclose the ones I wouldn’t.”