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It seems Deion Sanders is very upset that the NFL teams that drafted their top two players from Colorado last year didn’t seek his input on how to best utilize him.

Most football fans are well aware of the fact that Sanders has a very high opinion of himself. He’s a rare two-pro sport athlete who went from being an eight-time Pro Bowler to a Hall of Famer in the NFL and one of, if not the, greatest cornerback of all-time.

Sanders has also built a solid resume as a coach in the college ranks and has helped put Colorado back on the map as a notable program. His greatest success came when he led the Buffaloes to a 9–4 record and his son Shedure Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter played huge roles in that. Unsurprisingly, both were drafted last year, with the latter being a first-round selection.

However, both of them struggled in their rookie seasons. And it seems Sanders feels it could have been avoided, and would have been poised for an even better sophomore season, if the teams that drafted him, the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars, had asked for his input on how to best utilize him.

Deion Sanders on not getting Browns’ opinion: ‘I don’t understand it’

“I want to meet him,” Sanders told Garrett Bush about new Browns head coach Todd Monken. “Because I think it’s important that as a coach, not as a father, I can tell him some things about [Shedeur]How to take it forward? I wasn’t asked this a year ago. I don’t understand this.

He added, “Even a guy like Travis Hunter is being drafted to Jacksonville, and I’ve had him for the last three years.” “Don’t you think you’d want to talk to me to tell me, to ask me how – what pushes him forward and what holds him back, and what else, like, wouldn’t you like to know?”

Sanders makes a reasonable case. He will know those two players as well as anyone and his insight can be helpful in setting plans for those two players. However, it may be further evidence that Sanders’ adventurous personality has not been welcomed in some NFL circles that the Browns and Jaguars passed up those opportunities.

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If the spring game is any indicator, the Deion Sanders hype machine that once electrified Folsom Field appears to be winding down.

Colorado’s 2026 spring game had a very low turnout, with independent estimates placing actual attendance at about 17,000–18,000 fans, while the school claimed to have 27,772 “claimed tickets” for the free event.

This marks a steep decline from 47,277 in Sanders’ first spring run in 2023. And it also indicates a continuous decline to 28,424 in 2024 and 20,430 in 2025.

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How It Started (2023) vs. How It’s Going (2026) pic.twitter.com/lWiSJmiJBi

– Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) 13 April 2026

From packed stands to empty seats: How Deion Sanders’ Colorado campaign has faltered

The numbers reflect widespread change in Boulder. After a promising 9–4 season in 2024 on the strength of stars like Shadure Sanders and Travis Hunter, the Buffaloes fell to a disappointing 3–9 record in 2025.

The program responded with a massive roster overhaul via the transfer portal – bringing in over 40 new transfers and nearly 60 freshmen overall – leaving only 22 scholarship players from last year’s team.

Students have openly noted that the “honeymoon phase” is over, with one telling reporters that the program “is no longer about anything new and shiny.”

We’re really going to see what Neon Dion becomes this season. A former Buffaloes player recently delivered a brutal public criticism of the head coach, accusing him of prioritizing style over substance. He may be right.

Christian Fauria, former tight end for Colorado and two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots from 1990–1994, appears zach gelb show And he didn’t hold back in his assessment of Sanders’ tenure leading Buffalo.

“I’m not a fan of Coach. I’ll never be a fan of Coach,” Fauria said. “I like the school. It’s not me picking on Deion Sanders – I pick on Joe Gibbs, too. I just don’t like the way he coaches football.”

“I don’t think he’s very talented. I don’t think he can manage the game. I think there’s a lot of flashes, but I don’t think there’s any substance to it.”

Heading into his important fourth season, Coach Prime emphasized that the program is moving forward with a new coaching staff and a new offensive scheme under Brennan Marion. Sanders also has some new energy after dealing with blood clots earlier this spring.

Yet the empty seats and fading buzz raise an obvious question: Has the magic of prime time in Colorado finally reached its peak?

The 2026 season will provide the answer.

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繼 2025 年令人失望的 3 勝 9 負的競選之後，迪昂·桑德斯 (Deion Sanders) 正在改變他的計劃。

這位科羅拉多州主教練和名人堂成員正在進一步傾向於他的大學橄欖球職業模式。

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桑德斯最近公佈了 2026 賽季嚴格的新紀律守則，此舉引起了整個體育界的關注，該守則使用經濟處罰來強制問責。

對於一個在守時或紀律方面有困難的球員來說，代價是驚人的。在新的“NIL Fine”制度下，一周表現不佳的學生運動員可能會受到總計近 18,000 美元的處罰。

桑德斯向他的團隊展示了新的“球員責任”幻燈片，強調由於球員現在獲得了大量的零補償，因此他們必須遵守專業標準。

新的罰款結構根據違規的嚴重程度進行分級，首先是對公共/社交媒體不當行為等重大失誤的嚴厲處罰，其代價高達 5,000 美元，而缺席訓練則將導致球員損失 2,500 美元。

一般違反團隊規則的罰款也可能高達 2,500 美元，而缺席電影放映或會議則會被扣除 2,000 美元。

舉重室的出勤情況同樣受到嚴格審查，如果缺少力量和體能訓練，將被處以 1,500 美元的罰款；如果遲到，將被處以 1,000 美元的罰款。

即使準時或表達上的微小失誤也會造成高昂的代價；球員訓練遲到將面臨 500 美元的罰款，治療遲到將面臨 1,000 美元的罰款，完全不遵守規定將面臨 1,500 美元的罰款，著裝不專業將面臨 500 美元的罰款，遲到團隊會議將面臨 400 美元的罰款。

如果一名玩家犯下其中任何一項違規行為，他們將面臨近 18,000 美元的令人眼花繚亂的賬單。