Deion Sanders once teamed up with Shedeur against Peyton Manning to avenge Coach Prime's 1999 loss

Colorado coach Deion Sanders is making waves as the Buffaloes improved to 4-1 with a comprehensive 48-21 win over the UCF Knights in week five of college football action. Before becoming a headlines-generating coach, Sanders was among the best college football players ever for the Florida State Seminoles.

Sanders was one of the most electric two-way players in the NFL which adds to the irony of his current position as the coach of revered two-way star Travis Hunter. Sanders showcased his skills on both sides of the ball during a 2019 episode of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning's "Peyton's Places" documentary which relives great NFL moments.

In an episode of the documentary, Deion Sanders and Peyton Manning relived the 1999 clash between the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys where the latter threw a 40-yard touchdown to Marvin Harrison who easily bypassed the former.

In the episode, Coach Prime called upon the services of his maverick quarterback son Shedeur Sanders to throw the ball to him giving him the opportunity to dust Manning as a wide receiver and lock him down as a cornerback to avenge the 34-24 1999 defeat.

"I got my son. He's got about 13-14 offers," Coach Prime said while introducing Shedeur to Manning (5:15).

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Deion Sanders explains getting dusted in clash against Peyton Manning

During a 2016 appearance on the NFL Network, Deion Sanders, who played for the Dallas Cowboys, explained how former Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison dusted him to score a forty-yard touchdown from a pass by quarterback Peyton Manning.

“I got caught looking at the naked hand,” Deion Sanders said. “So, Edgerrin James was running the ball well and you want to get up there and stop that before it gets started."

"And I’m peeking in the backfield. But you know once you see that naked hand (when the quarterback fakes the handoff), it’s six fingers, not five fingers. I looked back there and Marvin ran a deep post for six, man.”

Sanders further revealed that while it did not look like his mistake from the outside, he owned up to it and saved his teammate from the wrath of the coaching staff.

“It looked like it was the (fault of) safety because it was in the middle of the field,” Sanders said. “The coach blasted the safety when we got back to the sideline. I said, ‘No, that was me.’ I took it.”

Deion Sanders is still regarded as perhaps the greatest cover cornerback in the NFL. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.