“Understand How I Raised Them”: Deion Sanders Demolishes Nepotism Allegations by Unmasking Shedeur’s Work Ethic

As much of a passionate Coach Deion Sanders is, he is an equally compassionate father. Hence, Coach Prime didn’t pay heed to the haters till the ‘nepotism’ comments were hurled at him. However, when it trickled down to his son’s performance, Coach Prime was not leaving any comment unanswered.

While analysts like Jason Whitlock have left no page unread when it comes to Deion Sanders ‘overprotective parenting style’, Deion Sanders has his fair arguments for justifying it. The jibes surrounding Sheduer Sanders have taken the internet by storm, which is concerning for Deion Sanders, not only as a father but also as a coach. Hence, he attempts to make his audience realize his mindset behind it.

Deion Sanders opens up on his upbringing

The comments have a long history of their origin. Deion Sanders has publically fought back against them as well. This time around, his reply was on the ‘Stephen A. Smith Show’ when Coach Prime wanted to pivot the focus to his kids’ origins. The motive was to make people realize where their behaviour stems from: his upbringing. Speaking of which, Coach Prime said, “

You got to understand how I raised them,” emphasized Sanders. Per Sanders, his kids grew up in an inner city, where they learned the tough ways of life.

Shedeur Sanders and his siblings were brought up in Tyler, a tourist attraction in Texas. The poverty rates are comparatively higher in the city, from where the Sanders kids mastered to face adversity, per Coach Prime. All of which is reflected in how strong his QB prodigy stands on the field.

Sanders is purely a coach during a game

“He’s my player during the game,” were his first words when the conversation swivelled to the game. Sanders articulated how strictly the duo observes their work ethic when in uniforms. Even when  Sheduer Sanders was injured, which was multiple times this season, he was up and playing on the field. Sanders highlighted how his QB barely took any day off, even when he could not walk.

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“I have to give him a day off every week because his body don’t even recover,” confessed he. Sheduer Sanders was present on each game of the season except the season finale against Utah, as he had a brutally fractured back. Sanders was the most-sacked QB of the nation, only a proof of the number of injuries he might have had, which went undisclosed. Yet, the QB set records for his team.

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