Deion Sanders, never one to sugarcoat, told his son Shilo Sanders the truth after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released him. Last year, Shilo fell from a $2.9 million undrafted rookie deal to unemployment. All triggered by a punch thrown in a meaningless preseason finale. And when Shilo needed his father’s honest read on what came next, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado Buffaloes head coach didn’t dress it up. He just told him straight.
“You think it’s over?” Yeah, dog. Pack up all your stuff, dog. You look back. You drive home with a straight face. It’s over. I’m not one of those fathers to sugarcoat it,” Deion Sanders said during Shilo’s YouTube vlog. “You wanted me to say, ‘No, dog…You got a chance.’ No, you wanted me to console you. You were looking for, you know, ” It’s going to be all right…No, it ain’t going to be all right. It’s over…”