Deion Sanders shares cryptic message about lies amid Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft fallout

Deion Sanders shares cryptic message about lies amid Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft fallout

Deion Sanders is getting cryptic about fact and fiction.

In a message shared Monday on X, the NFL Hall of Famer spoke about the weight lies can carry and how “the truth wins in the end” following a rollercoaster NFL draft weekend for his family, namely for his son Shedeur.

“A lie don’t care who tells it or repeats it. Its goal is to be heard. The truth could be standing right in front of u consistently for years but u don’t see it because a lie is in your mind. The Truth may not be as popular as a lie but the Truth wins in the end,” the 57-year-old Sanders posted to his 1.8 million followers.

He posted a separate message Tuesday morning that read: “Let it go! Let it go & then Let it go! It doesn’t matter what they think, what they say or what they feel. God has the final say. You stay prayed up, stay focused & keep your Peace & watch God do what he does. Open up Windows, Doors & Create Opportunity for u!”

The curious messages come on the heels of what’s been a dramatic few days for son Shedeur, whose shocking slide was the biggest storyline of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Browns finally grabbed the former Colorado quarterback in Saturday’s fifth round with pick No. 144.

Deion Sanders shared a curious message on X following a rollercoaster draft weekend involving son Shedeur. Getty Images

There has been much discourse about what potentially factored into Shedeur’s slide, with analysts calling attention to the 23-year-old’s playmaking abilities, off-field activities and handling of the pre-draft process.

CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones recently reported how Shedeur “more or less sandbagged” interviews for clubs he “didn’t really want to go to.”

The former Colorado QB slid to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. AP

“I don’t know if he didn’t take them seriously, what it was, but he did not give it his all in some of those interviews,” Jones said Saturday. “Rubbed some teams the wrong way.”

It was also floated Monday by former NFL quarterback and WFAN host Boomer Esaison that some NFL owners ordered Shedeur to be taken off draft boards.

There has been much discussion about what may have factored into Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft slide. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

“When you listen to this kid talk, right prior or at the combine, about how if you want a new culture in your locker room, I’m the guy to do that, I can turn it around, he’s very high on himself, and I think he’s very off-putting to many, many coaches and general managers in the league,” Esiason said.

“I’m telling you right now, and I know this after talking to three different personnel people in the NFL this weekend, they didn’t even have him on their board. They took him off, and they took him off because the owner said, ‘Take him off, I don’t want that guy. I don’t want this … enтιтled person on our team,’ and I don’t blame them.”

Shedeur Sanders attended the NFL Scouting Combine earlier this year. AP

Shedeur stirred buzz in February at the NFL Scouting Combine over remarks made about altering programs.

“We went from Jackson State to Colorado and changed two programs back-to-back,” Sanders said of the two teams he played for under his dad. “You don’t think I could come to an NFL franchise and change a program again? It’s history. It’s always going to repeat itself.”

Shedeur Sanders is the second rookie the Browns selected in the 2025 NFL Draft. Getty Images for ONIT

Despite his path to the pros unfolding in a way he may not have envisioned — Shedeur also fell victim to a cruel prank phone call at the hands of Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich — he’s ready to show critics the NFL is where he belongs.

“I’m here ready to work,” the new Browns quarterback said. “The opportunity to see the real me and not stuff that might not be true.”

In addition to Sanders, Cleveland also selected Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel in the third round of this year’s draft. The rookies join veterans Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson.

Shedeur’s brother, former Colorado safety Shilo Sanders, also signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.

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