Deion Sanders Makes Cryptic Post About Living 'In Truth' Amid Shedeur NFL Draft Rumors

Deion Sanders' daily social-media message for Thursday could be interpreted as yet another post about the rumors floating around abo`ut Shedeur Sanders and the 2025 NFL draft.

In his post on X, Sanders wrote about living "in truth" and avoiding lies because they get out fast but the truth is both "seen & heard with a track record to support."

Shedeur became the star of the draft last week when he stayed on the board far longer than anyone was expecting before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round.

In the midst of Shedeur's fall, stories about why teams were continuing to pass on him began to trickle out.

CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones said prior to the start of day three on Saturday that Shedeur "more or less sandbagged" interviews with teams he didn't want to be drafted by.

The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported that one NFL executive described Shedeur as approaching his pre-draft meetings with teams "as a recruiting trip versus a job interview."

Even before the draft started, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero quoted one longtime NFL assistant coach as saying Shedeur gave "the worst formal interview I've ever been in in my life," calling him "entitled" and someone who "blames teammates" when things don't go right.

Deion wasn't immune from the rumors about why his son fell to day three. Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel said Tuesday on the Scoop City podcast that Coach Prime's comment from 2024 about pulling an Eli Manning to dictate where Shedeur got drafted impacted his stock.

While Deion did back off that stance, he was still making it known there were teams he would try to ward off taking his son as recently as February. It wasn't until late March when he finally started to say publicly he would be "happy" wherever Shedeur goes in the NFL.

If Shedeur becomes a star quarterback in Cleveland, his draft slide will merely be a footnote in the story of his football career. All of these stories about what happened during the pre-draft process will look like dramatic overreactions.

The only thing that's certain right now is Deion will be standing behind his son every step of the way to support him on his journey with the Browns.