Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders has dismissed any discussion of his eventual plans to coach in the NFL. Sanders reportedly discussed coaching the team with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last offseason before Dallas promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach.
“Anyway,” Sanders said on ESPN’s First Take. “What happened to my son last year?” There is no way in the world. “
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Sanders was referring to his youngest son, Shedeur Sanders, who is now the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Scheidel fell to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft after playing for his father at Colorado and Jackson State. Shiloh Sanders, who played for his father at Colorado, also went undrafted and was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the NFL preseason.
Scheidel is the Browns’ second quarterback drafted in 2025, behind former Browns quarterback Joe Flacco and rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel at the start of the regular season.
After Flacco was traded to the Bengals and Gabriel was injured with a concussion in Week 12, Scheidel finished the remainder of the season as the starter. Scheidel finished his rookie season with a 3-4 record as a starter and threw for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Sanders was also selected to the Pro Bowl as a backup, becoming the first Browns quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since Derek Anderson in 2008.
Scheidel is expected to compete with Gabriel and Deshaun Watson for the starting job next season under new Browns head coach Todd Monken, who reportedly expressed interest in drafting him out of Colorado when he was the Ravens’ offensive coordinator.
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Sanders also struggled in his first year at Colorado without his son at quarterback. Buffalo went 3-9 last season with Kaidon Salter, Ryan Staub and Julian Lewis at quarterback.
Lewis is expected to be the starting quarterback next year. He finished the year with 589 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions before redshirting. Sanders is now 16-21 since taking over as Colorado’s head coach in 2023.
