Robert Griffin III predicts Deion Sanders could jump to NFL next year under one condition
Robert Griffin III believes Deion Sanders would coach in the NFL if Shedeur Sanders, Shilo Sanders, and Travis Hunter land up on the same team.
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If there is one thing that has been going on for the entire season, it is the speculation of Deion Sanders making a move to the NFL next year. Coach Prime has been guiding his boys, Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders, throughout their football career, first at Jackson State University and then at the University of Colorado.
Now that they are headed to the big league, a platform where Deion Sanders achieved greatness and thrived, the notion has been that he will take an opportunity to coach them there as well. However, it seems unlikely that Prime would be inclined to make this move right after a successful college football season. But to former NFL quarterback and Heisman winner Robert Griffin III, there is one scenario wherein Sanders will accept a role in the NFL.
That scenario is the most obvious—if the triumphant trio of Shedeur Sanders, Shilo Sanders, and Travis Hunter can land up on the same team, then the pot would be sweet enough for him to drink from.
If he has an opportunity to coach his son? Yes. I think that’s the only way Deion takes an NFL coaching job. He’s built something at Colorado that is going to be a consistent winner now. I don’t think he leaves that to coach somebody else. But if he has an opportunity to coach Shedeur and Shilo and probably try to sneak Travis in there…I don’t know if that’s gonna happen. If he has a chance to go coach Shedeur, I think he will be. If not, I think he stays at Colorado.
Robert Griffin III told Sports Illustrated
His take is not entirely new, but it also goes to show that the odds of pushing Sanders to take an NFL Head Coaching job are slim to none.
Deion Sanders has shown no interest in coaching in the NFL so far
In order for this to happen, all three of the stars, or at least his sons, will need to land up on the same team. And if there is one thing that fans know of the NFL Draft—it is unpredictable.
At this moment, Shedeur Sanders is projected to be a top pick in the draft. Shilo, on the other hand, is expected to be a late-round pick, which means it is unlikely the brothers will get to play on the same team.
With respect to Travis Hunter, he is bound to be a top 5 pick in the draft, so it is better to forget about watching him on the same team as Shedeur Sanders. Despite the slim odds, there is still a possibility that things end up working out for all three of them.
For this situation to pan out, the team drafting them would need a quarterback and an HC. The New York Giants and the Las Vegas Raiders fit this criteria, but again will John Mara fire Brian Daboll and will Mark Davis fire Antonio Pierce for Prime?
It does not seem too practical to think of. It was great to see Coach Prime mentor his boys but now they will go their separate ways, and it is time for them to thrive independently.
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