Shannon Sharpe goes off on Asante Samuel over Deion Sanders beef: "You are not Prime Time" 

New England Patriots icon Asante Samuel and Hall of Famer Deion Sanders have been beefing for nearly 14 years. The two reignited their war of words on social media over the T-Step technique, which culminated in the former posting a graphic highlighting his statistical superiority over the latter.

Hall of Famer and ESPN's Shannon Sharpe wasn't too pleased with Samuel comparing himself to Sanders and called him out on The Nightcap podcast, saying:

"Asante, I love you, bro. I think you're phenomenal, but you're not in [Prime] Time's realm. That's not even close. You're not. Nobody will ever say Asante Samuel and Deion Sanders in the same breath. You are fabulous. That's the greatest corner to ever put on pads and a helmet. Where you think this term came from? The cover corner, the shut down corner."

He added that despite boasting better stats than the former Dallas Cowboys superstar, they aren't in the same league as players:

"You can put all these stats up. Bro, you're not [Prime] time. I get it. Your technique. You say the T-Step work for you... You felt the T-step gave you that bigger burst. No problem. Clearly, it worked. You are a pro bowler. You won Super Bowls. You got 50 plus interceptions. You just not Time and it's okay."

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Asante Samuel and Deion Sanders' Beef History

The beef between the two former players commenced in 2011 when Deion Sanders suggested that Asante Samuel's career wasn't worthy of the gold jacket and an induction into the Hall of Fame. He also gave him a backhanded compliment, saying he was a great off-corner, which the former Patriots star construed as criticism of his ability in press coverage.

Samuel teed off at Sanders for his comments on social media, calling him a "hater" and questioning his credibility. Their beef was reignited in 2020 when the Hall of Famer criticized the T-Step, a technique that cornerbacks often use in pass coverage. Samuel, a known practitioner of the T-Step, took offense to Sanders' comments and posted a response on X, writing:

"The guy who criticizes the technique didn't have any technique. He was a great athlete and was just faster than everyone else. Don't be fooled."

The Hall of Famer voiced his disdain for the technique again last week, calling it "stupid" and claiming he'd punish one of his players if they ever used it. Samuel, yet again, objected to Sanders' opinion and responded on X.

Sanders responded to the post and suggested that the former Patriots star was still upset about his comments from 2011, writing:

"Sir. Foolish. Lololol God bless u my brother. Tell them what this really about sir. You forever taking a shot at the sky. Mickey Andrews is Responsible for teaching us what I teach and it sure seemed like it worked for us. Peace be Still."

In response, Samuel posted the statistic comparison between the two cornerbacks in an attempt to prove the T-Step is a viable technique, as he used it throughout his career and ended up matching Sanders' statistical production.