$60M worth Deion Sanders drops 4-word message for Ryan Clark over support amid Shedeur Sanders draft saga

The fallout of the 2025 NFL draft, especially the saga surrounding Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, is still being felt over a month after the event. Many have pointed to Buffaloes coach and Shedeur's father, Deion Sanders' potential influence, as well as his comments about his son, as a key reason for the drop.

However, former NFL wide receiver Ryan Clark has defended Sanders, who has a net worth of $60 million per Celebrity Net Worth, on Friday's "The Pivot Podcast."

Sanders saw this and responded with a tweet:

"Amen my brother Amen."

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Amen my brother Amen

In Clark's eyes, Sanders did play a role in his son's fall during the NFL draft. However, Clark believes that this was not because of the Buffaloes coach's attitude or responses in press conferences. Clark sees the fall as a response from the NFL, who were unable to deal with the power and influence that the elder Sanders had.

"Every report was something we couldn’t refute—and also things folks couldn’t prove," Clark said. "I feel like Deion’s hurt also comes from him always being able to take care of his kids as a father.”

During the 2024 season, Shedeur Sanders was seen as a potential No. 1 draft pick. When former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward became the consensus top pick, Sanders fell to be a top 10 selection at worse. This was partly due to the lack of demand for top QBs in this year's draft, with only a few teams needing one.

But in the months that led up to the draft in Green Bay, Sanders' stock fell even more. This was due to a mixture of Sanders not having any public workouts, the comments made by his father and himself (many of which were seen as "arrogant") and allegedly, interview with teams that did not go well for him.

The fall culminated in Sanders being a fifth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns. However, Clark does not believe that his fall was justified, blaming it more on other factors (including racism) rather than the actions of the Sanders family.

Doug Gottlieb does not believe in the victim mentality of Deion Sanders

However, others are not convinced that other factors were the cause of Shedeur Sanders' fall and have not taken lightly Deion Sanders "playing the victim." One of these people is sports analyst Doug Gottlieb, who said the following on Fox Sports on Tuesday:

"Deion blaming coaches, GMs, or scouts is like parents blaming teachers, TAs, or principals when their kid gets in trouble. That’s all it is. Nowadays, when a kid messes up, it’s always someone else’s fault—not the kid’s."

Analysts, insiders, and even the people involved can point all the fingers they like about how and if it was right that Sanders fell to the fifth round.

Now, it is up to young prospect to prove to the rest of the NFL that he deserves to be a starting quarterback.