Deion Sanders makes career revelation as Colorado Buffaloes head coach predicts face ‘on the mountains’
COLORADO head coach Deion Sanders has vowed to stay with the Buffaloes for many years to come.
The NFL Hall-of-Famer talked about his future while opening up on coaching his sons, Shedeur and Shilo, in a recent podcast appearance.
Sanders, 56, was joined in Colorado by Shedeur, 22, and Shilo, 24, who transferred from Jackson State after their father took charge of the team.
Together, they went 4-8 in the regular season, missing out on the playoffs despite a strong start to the campaign.
The NFL icon and former NFL Network analyst discussed his first year with the Buffs with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson in the latest episode of their All The Smoke pod.
And he said he loved being able to watch his boys grow on the football field from the sidelines.
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"My kids, man. They've been there every bit of the way," Sanders said.
But the Buffaloes head coach said he doesn't plan on following them into the NFL once they turn pro.
"Most people ask me, 'What you're gonna do when they out?'" Sanders revealed.
'"Y'all going to pros together?' I say, you know what, a real father leaves his sons. He don't follow them.
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"So I'm good. I'll be here. I ain't going nowhere.
"I'm straight. I love Bowl of Colorado – and I cannot wait [for them to go] to the NFL and do their thing.
"But I'm not following my kids nowhere. I lead my kids."
Asked where he sees himself five to 10 years from now, Sanders reiterated his commitment to Colorado.
"The kids are being pros and I'll be here," he said.
"And you see the mountains behind us." You'll see my head up there."
Meanwhile, Sanders saw 14 of his Buffaloes players enter the transfer portal earlier in April.
He was pressed about potentially losing starters in a recent press conference.
But the ex-NFL cornerback was defiant, saying most of those who expressed interest in leaving the team were back-ups.
"You haven't been watching practice, huh?" he said.
"We're good. I trust the recruiting team.
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"I trust our coaches, and please have some faith in me.
"We good. We all right. We all right."