College of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is an opinionated man and when he has one thing he desires to say, he’s not one to shrink back from talking his thoughts.
So when Sanders was requested throughout a latest look on SiriusXM’s “Mad Canine Radio” his ideas concerning the possible end result of USC QB Caleb Williams enjoying for the Chicago Bears, he made it identified that he was apprehensive Williams – who has spent the final two years enjoying in California – gained’t have the identical degree of success within the NFL enjoying in a cold-weather metropolis like Chicago.
He additionally made it identified that he doesn’t need his son Shedeur, a high QB prospect within the 2025 NFL Draft, enjoying in a metropolis the place the temperatures drop near freezing.
“I don’t need my child [Shedeur] going nowhere chilly subsequent yr,” Sanders stated, by way of Professional Soccer Discuss. “He grew up in Texas. He performed in Jackson, performed in Colorado. Season’s over earlier than it will get chilly in Colorado. I’m simply pondering approach forward. I don’t need that for him.”
Whereas NFL groups sometimes don’t pay a lot consideration to calls for of high prospects, one as high-profile as Sanders could change issues. An analogous state of affairs occurred in 2004 when Archie Manning didn’t need his son Eli enjoying for the then small-market San Diego Chargers.
Manning nonetheless went No. 1 total however was later traded to the New York Giants – a workforce with one of many largest media markets within the nation — for quarterback Philip Rivers and draft picks.
Whereas the 2025 draft order is inconceivable to foretell till nearer to the top of subsequent season, as many as 9 groups might be available in the market for a brand new quarterback. Of these groups, greater than half play in cold-weather environments.
