Exploring Coach Prime’s Hollywood Journey as Son Shilo Sanders Dons His Acting Hat on ‘Black Mafia Family’

Deion Sanders has been a trailblazer in college football and Colorado Buffaloes in particular. When Trevon Hamlet played lacrosse at Colorado from 2014 to 2019, he was the only Black person on his team in a school where African American students made up less than 2% of the population. However, Sanders’ entry turned the Boulder campus into an unexpected cultural phenomenon.

This was enough for the famous web series Black Mafia Family to dedicate a season to Coach Prime. However, this was not the only time that Sanders got a silver screen break as his Hollywood journey started a long time ago. But this time it will be special, as it will feature his son, Shilo, too. 

Shilo’s golden opportunity to pay tribute to his father’s journey as being Black Mafia

The Colorado Buffaloes’ program’s success is often associated with Deion Sanders’ “Black Excellence”. The coach made use of the college football platform, getting bigger opportunities with more resources that he in turn devoted to his players and staff. However, even though he did so much, criticism did not stop following him. Known for his boldness, Sanders did land himself at a critical juncture. However, instead of limiting himself to the cocoon, the Buffs HC took up a threatening role, “When you see a confident Black man sitting up here talking his talk, walking his walk, coaching 75% African Americans in the locker room, that’s kind of threatening. Oh, they don’t like that.” 

This appears to be an ideal plotline for BMF as there is no bigger Black Mafia other than Prime Time. Not just his success as a Buffs HC, but the struggle that he had to put himself through to reach this spot will also be taken care of this season. And who better to validate Sanders’ journey from grit to glory than son Shilo Sanders? Known for his immaculate impersonation of his father, Shilo bags a role in the ‘Prime Time’ episode. As he looks up to his father in gridiron, here too Shilo will bank on his father’s Hollywood stints for guidance.   

Deion Sanders’ legacy reaches Hollywood

Deion Sanders’ latest act in front of the camera was in Snoop Dogg’s Amazon Prime flick ‘Underdoggs’. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer along with Snoop Dogg, the 96-minute football comedy features Coach Prime in a small but significant role. The American romantic comedy-drama television film, ‘With This Ring’, which aired on Lifetime in 2015 revolves around a career-driven talent agent, Trista. The now-Buffs HC found himself a role as Keith.  

The comedy features twin brothers Herbert and Henry who dream of becoming the biggest rap stars in the game. The movie ‘White T’ features Deion Sanders in person, as the real-life character ‘Prime Time’ spreads magic with his acting skills on screen. Another Ivan Reitman classic, ‘Draft Day’, featuring Chris Berman found Deion Sanders in a cameo role supporting the storyline of GM Sonny Weaver rebuilding his team at the NFL Draft.  

Hence, not just gridiron, Deion Sanders’ talent as a coach also gave him enough opportunity to leave a mark in Hollywood as well. It’s time for Shilo to walk in his father’s footsteps and make his debut remembering the struggle that Coach Prime had to go through to earn a spot that he enjoys now.