Trying to knock down Deion Sanders’ sons at any cost “Rumor”—defined as a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth. The phrase, “rumor has it,” is commonly used in English to introduce a piece of information that might be true or false. It often signals that what follows is a piece of gossip or an unconfirmed report.
In May of this year, I wrote an article titled: “Sins of the Father…A shame how far Deion Sanders’ son, Shedeur, fell in the NFL Draft.” It reads as follows: “Let me begin with an excerpt from a scripture in the Holy Bible. The book of Exodus 20:5 tells us, ‘You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God.'”
I usually attempt to separate matters of church and state, and I have generally been successful at doing so. However, after the 2025 NFL Draft concluded on April 26, I had a difficult time doing that because I did not get a wink of sleep. My spirit was deeply troubled. Troubled by the most biased and egregious evaluation and analysis of a single NFL talent that I have ever seen in more than four decades covering professional football. Sanders was eventually drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th round.
Why did his stock sink so low? Was he secretly injured or did an off-the-field incident place his character in a questionable light? The answer to both questions is an emphatic no, or as Homey the Clown might say: “I don’t think so.”
This farce was definitely a carnival-like Draft complete with lots of smoke and mirrors. “Rumor has it” that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys are contemplating making a trade for wide receiver George Pickens and linebacker Micah Parsons in exchange for the entire Steelers offense….oops, sorry about that.
It has also been alleged that I have a commercial pilot’s license. If you believe that, make sure your life insurance premiums are up to date because I haven’t pulled the old crop duster out of the hangar for quite a while. It has also been a while since the NFL Draft class of 2025 has been entertained by the teams that drafted them. However, a few of those “classmates” have been given “Fs” even before “school” started. Now that the “spooks and kooks” of the PLL, better known as the “Procrastinators Liars League,” have begun to enact their period of fake remorseful coverage, these folks are now attempting to rectify their false analysis and analogies of Shedeur Sanders by attempting to stop the bleeding caused by their egregious and biased coverage.
How? By putting a Band-aid on a shotgun wound. The damage caused by their dark and “ethnically insensitive” coverage of Sanders is irreversible. Basketball great Dick Vitale recently shared his opinion about the “lowdown and dirty shame” treatment of the “son of Prime.” Chris Rosvoglou recently wrote a story: “Dick Vitale Fires Major Accusation Against NFL Teams Over Shedeur Sanders.” An excerpt from the article points out: “Vitale, who joined ESPN back in 1979, believes Sanders was snubbed by NFL teams.” ‘I’m rooting hard for @ShedeurSanders & any athlete that gets a raw deal,’ Vitale wrote on social media. ‘I hope he proves that he should have NEVER been a 5th round pick. Hope he becomes a success for the @browns who drafted him in the 5th round.'”
Recently, Benedetto Vitale posted a story on ClutchPoints: “Deion Sanders missed the mark on Shedeur Sanders’ value, says Chris Long.” Benedetto quoted former NFL D-lineman Chris Long from Long’s podcast, “Green Light,” as saying. “You know what the hardest thing in life is, honestly, for anybody, and I think if anybody can have this one thing, they’d be better off, and it’s also the hardest thing to get, is an accurate assessment of who you really are. Like who are you, what is your value, what is your market value, what do people think of you, what is your reputation truly? When you’re not in the room, what do people have to say about you? It’s even harder around draft time when you’re a player, and I think Prime had a blind spot. He’s done a lot right, and I think he had a blind spot…”
If Prime had a blind spot when it came to the talent of his son, then Howie Long must have been blindfolded when assessing the value of his son. Chris Long has the nerve to talk about the advantages of nepotism and cronyism. Wikipedia says that: “Christopher Howard Long (born March 28, 1985) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. The son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long and older brother of NFL guard Kyle Long.” Chris Long and his brother, Kyle Long, were both overrated and overpaid based on the pedigree of their father. Howie Long is an NFL Hall of Fame player. However, Howie Long never had the skills to compete in an MLB World Series and NFL Super Bowl, did he? Now that’s pedigree.
Deion Sanders did not overvalue the talent of his son. Bibles.com quotes Psalms 59:14, which states: “For behold, they lie in wait for my life; each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.”They have been waiting to get Deion Sanders for a few decades. This verse describes how enemies may wait for one’s life, akin to dogs prowling at night. Certain folks have been lying in wait and lying through both sides of their mouth to kill and chop down the Sanders tree at the roots. Unlike George Washington, who admitted to cutting down the cherry tree, no one today will admit applying weed killer to poison the healthy fruit-bearing trees in the Sanders’ orchard.