Brie Garcia risked being kicked out of her family for her “celebrity crush” Deion Sanders by putting his Cowboys poster on the wall

Colorado coach Deion Sanders has a massive fan following across the country. He also had a lot of admirers during his NFL playing days, and one of them was WWE legend Brie Garcia.

In a recent teaser of an episode on Tubi's "We Got Time," Brie and her twin sister Nikki sat with Coach Prime and spilled the beans on how the former almost got kicked out by her family for having his Cowboys poster on the wall of her house.

"It was actually in middle school and it was you Deion, you were my first celebrity crush," Brie said to Sanders, who got up from his seat and hugged the former wrestler before saying, "You should have told me that."

Brie then spoke about a childhood story involving her keeping Sanders' Cowboys jersey in her family home.

"I was looking through a box of my childhood photos because I'm like 'I need to find the picture of me in Deion's jersey. But my grandfather, full-blooded Italian from South Philly, so we're diehard Philadelphia Eagles fans, and it was very hard on my family because they're like 'wait, she has Deion Sanders' Dallas Cowboys jersey". Brie said.

Nikki also butted into the conversation and said Brie had a poster of Sanders from when he was with the Cowboys.

"And the fact that you were my crush could have got me kicked out of my family." Brie added.

Brie concluded by saying she liked Deion's "bad boy attitude," which made him her first celebrity crush.

Exploring Deion Sanders' career with the Dallas Cowboys

Former Dallas Cowboys RS Deion Sanders - Source: Imagn

Deion Sanders signed for the Dallas Cowboys in 1995 and helped the franchise win the Super Bowl in his first season. He spent five years with Dallas, racking up 159 tackles, 14 interceptions, six passes defended, and two forced fumbles across 63 games.

Sanders also won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers in his final game for them before signing for the Cowboys. He began his career with the Atlanta Falcons and also played for the then-Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens.

Apart from two Super Bowl wins, Sanders earned eight Pro Bowl honors and six First-team All-Pro selections in his pro career. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year in 1994.

Sanders retired after the 2005 season. He has now ventured into coaching and established himself as one of the biggest names in the country at CU.