‘They’re On the Attack’ – Deion Sanders, Shedeur Sanders Open Up About Their Tension With the Media

The dust has settled on the 2025 NFL Draft. Or has it? With all of the hype, criticism, and ink that’s been spilled over Shedeur Sanders’ draft journey, a clip depicting Deion and Shedeur’s frustration with the media long before he got to the draft was shared on social media recently.

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Deion and Shedeur Shed Light on Their Experience With the Media

In a clip shared by @MLFootball on Friday, May 2, Shedeur was seen discussing the media’s perspective of him. “And it made me realize that media is media,” Sanders said. “They’re gonna do the right thing for the clickbait.” 

“What I don’t get is how some of y’all can sit out there and hate on a kid,” his father, Deion Sanders said. “You know, there was once upon a time when you didn’t touch college players. You just left them alone. Now, they’re on the attack. They’re on the attack.” 

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“They're gonna do the right thing for the clickbait. Just because of-your last name, Once upon a-time when you didn't touch college players. Now, they're on the attack” pic.twitter.com/UpjH3jfaOb

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) May 2, 2025

Without a doubt, Sanders received some of the most intense pre-draft scrutiny of any prospect in recent memory. Anonymous reports of him disrespecting the draft process made the rounds.

Others accused him of being unprepared. Some said he couldn’t handle whiteboard tests showing his knowledge of offensive schemes and concepts.

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Following the end of the 2024 college football season, Sanders was rated as high as a second overall pick in the 2025 draft. As the winter wore on and spring began to bloom, the blush on his rose began to fade.

He slid down some draft boards into the top 10. Then, into the middle of the first round, before whispers that he would slide out of the first altogether began to catch steam.

By the time the draft rolled around, the general consensus was that he would land somewhere in the first two rounds, but on the first day of the draft, Shedeur’s name wasn’t called. Then he slid through the entire second day.

All of this was captured on camera as he sat in his home waiting for the phone to ring. The first time it did, it was the son of an NFL defensive coordinator prank calling him.

When he finally did get drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round, even after they took Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur was gracious, grateful and happy.

He’s said all of the right things and has been deluged with advice from admirers and former players on how to handle his unique situation, which includes losing a chance at an estimated $40 million on his rookie contract.

He’ll be entering the 2025 season in an open competition to be the Browns’ starting quarterback. It’s not an impossible situation, but a challenge he no doubt will relish.