Deion Sanders urged his Colorado players to shape up in the classroom new videowith the Buffaloes coach telling his student-athletes to “not think” after a disgruntled letter from a professor.
Sanders, who is entering his second season at Colorado, read the letter from the professor, who claimed that some players on the team are “making it clear that they do not want to be in the classroom.”
“I have never felt so disrespected in my 10 years of teaching,” the letter read in part. “Student(s) aren’t even attending minimally and it’s really slowing down my class. They make it clear that they don’t want to be there…’
In response, Sanders lectured his players on the importance of their studies and reminded them that almost all of them would not play professionally again once their college years were over.
“You’re presenting, but you’re not really there,” he began in the clip from Well Off Media, which is owned by his eldest son, Deion Sanders Jr.. “You’re on the field, but you’re not really doing nothing. You are in a relationship, but you have no love. You’re at the mall, but you have no money. I have a lot of ability, but no damn talent because you don’t think.’
Deion Sanders was not happy when he read a long letter from a disgruntled professor
Sanders reminded his players that most of them had no future in the NFL
He then said, “Let me know when they have a draft grade,” effectively reminding his team that most of them aren’t good enough for the NFL.
Later in the video he said: ‘I’m a little frustrated, I’m a little angry right now, because… we have young people who are all in on one side of the game. 90 or 95 percent of your selection will not become professionals. So coaches, we have to emphasize education, we have to emphasize life, we have to emphasize the next step, the next step if it doesn’t work out in the game. ‘
He concluded, “Student-athlete, student-athlete, I don’t care how you say it. You’re going to get something before you leave here.’
According to Sanders, the number of college football players who make it to the pros is very small — even less than the estimate he gave.
Sanders’ son, Shedeur, will likely be an exception and make the NFL next year
According to the The NFL’s College Advisory CommitteeOnly 1.6 percent of all NCAA football players ever make it to the pros.
That small list will most likely include Sanders’ son Shedeur, who plays quarterback for Colorado and is having an impressive 2023.
Although Shedeur is still a year out of the draft, his father already has some ideas about where he doesn’t want him to play.
“I don’t want my kid to go anywhere next year,” he said last month on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio with Chris Russo.
