History has a funny way of repeating itself, and it could sting again for an NFL team in desperate need of a quarterback. Deion Sanders appears on the FS1 show this week talk He said he would intervene to prevent his son, Shedur, from being drafted by the wrong team.
Keyshawn Johnson: Can you go as far as Eli Manning-style, Deion Sanders-style, to say, “Hey, I'm not going to take the Giants psychological test” — and then I'm going to follow your lead and say, I'm not going to take it either. he said. If it was the wrong organization and you said, “He's not going there,” would you do something like that?
Deion Sanders: Yes, yes… but I'm not going to do it publicly. I'll do it in private. I'm going to be a dad. I'll be a dad until the cows come home.
This should set off serious alarm bells for some teams that are projected to go in the top 10 in the draft, but especially new york giants Players currently scheduled to be selected second overall in April's draft jacksonville jaguarsthey won't take a QB because of Trevor Lawrence.
Our own JP Acosta has Sanders selected by the Giants in his latest 2025 NFL mock draft, and it could be a surprising turnaround for the organization. In 2004, the Giants benefited from Archie Manning's remarks in San Diego. charger Thinking that his son Eli would not play for them, the Chargers and Giants completed a draft night trade that resulted in Philip Rivers being traded to the Chargers.
You might not like this hands-on approach, but you can't blame Deion here either. Young quarterbacks are being eaten up and spit out by organizations with horrible structures around them. Caleb Williams has fallen behind the rest of his draft class due to a terrible Bears offensive line and terrible play calling. Bryce Young's future at Carolina is in jeopardy after being benched during his second season. Meanwhile, Indianapolis has had an on-and-off relationship with Anthony Richardson, a result of the Colts using him too early in his career.
It makes sense that Deion would want to protect Shedul and land somewhere where he can ensure success. That's essentially what any father would want for his child, except Dion has the power within NFL circles to actually make it happen.
This situation will likely become a big topic as draft season approaches, so stay tuned.
