Shedeur and Deion Sanders shared a heartwarming moment after the younger Sanders was victorious in his first NFL start. 

Deion was seen in the bowels of Allegiant Stadium, celebrating Shedeur’s impressive 209 passing yards against the Raiders as he helped the Browns win 24-10 on Sunday. 

Coach Prime was captured in a video giving his son a big hug as he smiled from ear to ear. 

A person, presumably with the Sanders family, filmed the moment and Shedeur smiled widely as his dad put his arm around him proudly. 

Deion, who is the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, was all smiles as he watched from a suite inside the stadium as Shedeaur threw his first career NFL touchdown in the fourth quarter. 

Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns looks to pass the ball in the second quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 23, 2025 Getty Images

A short pass to running back Dylan Sampson turned into a 66-yard touchdown. 

One of Shedeur’s best passes of the day came in the first quarter when he aired out a 52-yard connection to Isaiah Bond while on the run to help set up a late first-quarter touchdown. 

Shedeur, who dropped all the way to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL Draft, became the first Browns QB to win his first start since the franchise returned to Cleveland in 1999. 

Deon Sanders (r.) shares a hug with son Shedeur after a win in his first NFL start. Deion Sanders Jr/Yahoo/X

Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) speaks with his father Deion Sanders after the Cleveland Browns defeated the Las Vegas Raiders in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. AP

“The fact that I got an opportunity and I was able to show the organization, show everybody who I really am, it’s truly exciting,” Shedeur told reporters after the game. “I was off balance for a little bit, the past couple of months. My life, it was different, but I’m thankful to be back where I am.” 

He added later: “I got skipped by everybody at least five times. It just comes with the game. I’m just thankful for where I am now. … I still got an opportunity to play, so why could I be mad?”

While Shedeur enjoyed the start on Sunday, head coach Kevin Stefanski was noncommittal about whether he would start next weekend against the 49ers.