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Deion Sanders tells the Kelce brothers the truth about Shedeur\u2019s NFL journey <\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

Deion Sanders joined Jason and Travis Kelce on the New Heights podcast<\/a> and gave fans an unfiltered look at life as Coach Prime.<\/p>\n

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Family quickly became the centerpiece of the conversation. Coaching now without his sons in Colorado, Sanders admitted, \u201cI definitely miss them because all my life they\u2019ve been there. We didn\u2019t know another way. That\u2019s the only way we knew.\u201d He smiled about the constant family chatter that still fills his phone. \u201cWe got this family chat, then we got the girls involved with the chat, then we just got all the boys, then all the girls. We got all different kind of chats \u2019cause I got five kids. So right now they on my butt. I just told you I know you miss me. I know you miss me. Don\u2019t get it twisted.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about Shedeur in Cleveland, Sanders spoke with both urgency and patience. \u201cBe patient and be ready. That\u2019s all you can do. Don\u2019t let them call your name and you ain\u2019t ready. We don\u2019t have to get ready. We always ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then revealed the untold story of draft night, a moment that shifted the course of his son\u2019s career. \u201cPhilly called. Baltimore called. And the Browns. They forget, I know, I played for Baltimore, so me and Ozzie (Newsome) are cool. So we understood that whole conversation and he wanted to talk to Shedeur as well as he wanted to talk to me. And I pushed Shedeur on the phone and\u2026I don\u2019t 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? Like who comes in with that mindset? No, that\u2019s not where you want to go\u2026if the goal is to be that guy and you want to be the player and the quarterback, you want to get that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanders also praised former Colorado star Travis Hunter, now in Jacksonville. \u201cDefinitely not. They\u2019re not using him enough,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI saw it with my own eyes on an everyday basis for three straight years. He never practiced on Tuesdays. He practiced Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and he was ready to play. Travis is a big kid, man. He loves the game. He loves studying. He always had at least five hours of study in each week. He is just a phenomenal athlete. One of the greatest I\u2019ve ever seen do both simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n

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