Deion Sanders’ ex wife Pilar Sanders drops a one-word comment over Shedeur Sanders’ NFL hype video

Modified Apr 24, 2025 19:35 GMT

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The future team of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be known soon as the 2025 NFL Draft begins on Thursday night. The son of NFL Hall of Famer and the Buffaloes' head coach, Deion Sanders, will want to be the top pick in the first round, and has all his supporters believing this.

Shedeur posted a "hype video" on his Instagram account leading to the draft. The video features a slick montage of some of his best moments while playing with the Buffaloes.

One person who gave their response to this video was Pilar Sanders. Pilar is Shedeur's mother and the ex-wife of Deion Sanders. In the comment section of the Instagram video, Pilar wrote the following:

"Son!!!!!!""

Pilar is not the only member of the Sanders family who has commented on the hype video. Deion's daughter Deiondra Sanders also showed love to her sibling and posted his jersey number in support:

"2"

Throughout the entire draft process, Shedeur Sanders has been heavily supported by his family. This is not surprising, especially with the way the bond of the Sanders' family has been shown in multiple aspects of their lives.

The Sanders family is a tight-knit bunch, all of whom are in the public eye, which makes whatever they say have a greater effect on the stock of Shedeur.

This has been falling in the last few months, and now there is a serious chance that Shedeur may not even be a first-round pick. While this is definitely not what Deion, Shedeur, and the rest of the Sanders family want to happen, one can guarantee that they are going to be in his corner no matter what.

Dan Orlovsky on Shedeur Sanders

On the day of the draft, College Football analyst Dan Orlovsky has given his verdict on where Shedeur Sanders will end up tonight.

According to Orlovsky, Sanders will be the 21st pick of the draft and will head to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This prediction has gained some traction and is beginning to seem like a realistic fit for Shedeur.

However, Orlovsky then gave a blunt comment on the quality of play Shedeur Sanders delivers:

"While his dad was one of the greatest ever, Shedeur's not that, right now, physically. He's not this remarkable, rare, unbelievable, unicorn athlete."

This comment, especially the second part, could be used to describe many of the quarterbacks in this year's class. It is not a strong class compared to previous years, but their story is only beginning.

About the author

Ben Tredinnick is a journalist who covers college football and college basketball at Sportskeeda who is currently studying for a masters in Data Science. His degree in Psychology has helped him gain an in-depth understanding of the minds of coaches.

Ben has been involved in sports writing since 2022 and covered the NFL previously. His strengths include providing in-depth profiles of athletes and coaches, with a particular focus on development, and looking at which teams could be in the hunt for today's college stars.

Ben enjoys following college sports more than the NBA or NFL because there is more variation in terms of playstyles. The tournaments are often more competitive than the major leagues, and due to the constant turnover of players, there are rarely any "superteams" in college sports.

He prioritizes research, looks at multiple sources and publications to make sure he gets the full picture of the story before writing. He tries not to write from a one-sided perspective to allow the reader to be able to make their mind up on their own.

A Texas Longhorns fan, as well as a massive New York Giants fan, some of his favorite college players of all time are Arch Manning, Tim Tebow and Reggie Bush.

When he is not working, Ben enjoys watching films (especially Godzilla) and spending time with his cat.

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Edited by Gio Vergara