“You Knew It Was Prime”: Shedeur Sanders Exposes Coach Prime’s Crazy Habit That Keeps Celebrations at Bay

It was October 16, 1998, when Deion Sanders was prancing and dancing all over the Falcons. You hardly ever get to witness a play as magnificent as this. A cornerback does his signature high step while slowing down, and then again racing like a cheetah, all in his last 40 yards on a 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter for the 49ers. Something for which he kept the celebrations at bay in the game. It was truly Deion Sanders’ day, one that inscribed his signature high step in the books of NFL history.

Almost 25 years later, it is his son who is jostling up the world of football with his signature crystal studded watch flex, aka the Shedeur. It’s the charm of the Sanders genes that overtook the world back then and is overtaking the world now. Whether you hate it or love it, one thing is for sure – you know it. That is the popularity that Deion Sanders’ son has garnered, keeping the tradition of wooing the audience with his signature move alive. So, when the Shedeur was mentioned, it was only natural for him to trace back the memories of his father’s spirits while doing his signature ‘high step’.

“When my dad start high stepping and stuff, you knew it was Prime,” Sanders stated with a beam. Linking it to him keeping the legacy alive, Shedeur Sanders said, “So when that wrist go up, you know it’s the Shedeur.” After all, it’s a $70,000 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, studded with bespoke 30-carat diamonds we are talking about. Surely, it’s a thing to be flexed. But it became ‘the thing’ in football when Sheduer Sanders first pulled it on Nebraska players when they stepped on the Colorado logo at the Folsom field during the practice, per Sporting News. It was where it started. However, it took off after the double-overtime victory against Colorado State.

Safe to say, there would be a ton more chances to witness the Shedeur more, however, fans might not get to witness the Sanders high step again, given the chronic condition of Deion Sanders’ legs.

Deion Sanders’ toes impacting his high knee

It took almost 11 surgeries, two of his toes of the same foot being amputated, and multiple clot removal from his thighs, for Deion Sanders to walk again. Eve Prime’s therapist, Lauren Askevold, who is also the athletic trainer at Colorado, confessed that “I haven’t seen much of a weak prime.”

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This is Coach Prime for you. Despite several surgeries and almost losing his vision during a game, Coach Prime stands tall to be a constant inspiration for his team, for which he deserves a high step.