By now, ‘controversy’ has become the middle name for the Sanders fam. While dad Deion Sanders and son Shedeur Sanders get the most brutal blows, it looks like Shilo too joins them now. All thanks to the Colorado Buffaloes’ disastrous feat against the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, November 23. Definitely, it was a mixed-bag performance by the Buffs.

For instance, their dual threat Travis Hunter broke a new record. However, Shilo has been so under-average that the Buffs, already carrying the fresh wound of the loss, chose to strip off the Buffs’ safety online. Well, they went back to their favorite word, the one Shedeur had long held the patent on—‘nepo.’ 

How Shilo Sanders fell flat against Jayhawks

More than the other Buffs, Shilo now knows how unlucky the No. 13 can be. Walking into Week 13, he again got the taste of defeat. Coming fresh off a four-game winning streak, it was natural for Deion to pin high hopes on his team. Shilo was no exception since he carries some noteworthy stats like 42 tackles and one fumble recovery this season. And how could his proud Pops not cheer him up? Right before Saturday’s game, Coach Prime made an IG post in the Buffs safety’s honor and wrote, “Let’s go baby. Proud of u son.” But sigh! Now we must question whether he can be proud or not. After all, Shilo rained penalties during the game. 

But was he benched for that? Nope! Not to forget, making use of the privilege of being Deion’s son, Shilo’s poor techniques were overlooked, and he continued with his mistakes spree on the gridiron. Now, while the Buffs’ safety was supposed to be the strength for dad Deion and lil bro Shedeur, he ended up becoming the ‘liability.’ The senior safety was flagged not once, not twice, but THRICE! The penalties included a horse collar tackle, offsides, and personal foul. So, seeing Shilo struggling in a game where discipline and winning in the margins were most crucial, hate messages started to pour in! 

Shilo Sanders faces fire from the fans 

CU’s defense delivered its worst on Saturday, while Shilo had the responsibility of driving it the right way being the senior safety. His performance had hit so low that he getting flagged was allowing the fans to let out a sigh of relief who were scared of the safety’s next move. That’s what a fan called ‘blessing’ as he commented, “This targeting call on Shilo is about to be a blessing in disguise for Colorado. He’s f- -king trash.”

Being the man who gifted a bunch of solo tackles even missing out on certain games because of a forearm injury, there was some hope. But all disappeared like a puff! And the Buffs’ safety is bearing the blows of unnecessary favoritism from his dad: “SHILO SANDERS IS A NEPO HIRE.”

On Saturday, Hunter became the second player to record 10 receiving touchdowns in a single season since 1980. But this achievement will now be pushed under the carpet as a fan commented, “The other Colorado players gotta be fuming about a nepo baby like Shilo Sanders tanking their season.” Yes, the same ‘nepo’ narrative revolved under Shedeur too after he got sacked 52 times last season. But that QB has worked on himself, flushing all the criticism down the drain this season. Thus, a fan commented, “Shilo is a nepo baby. Shedeur is really good but Shilo is really bad at football. #kufball”

Quite naturally, the Buffs’ safety is being held responsible for how the defensive line stumbled against the Jayhawks, one of the sole reasons behind their 37-21 defeat. He commented, “They keep yelling shedeur is a nepo baby, its not him. It’s fucking shilo. Defense lowkey took a step back ever since he came back.” Now we wait for the post-game conference to find out whether Deion Sanders holds Shilo Sanders accountable or does he turn a blind eye!

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