Deion Sanders says harsh, false pre-draft reports led to son Shedeur’s NFL draft slide, calling it hurtful but a source of motivation moving forward.

While the draft slide hurt, even more hurtful for the father and coach was seeing some of the criticism and reporting about his son during the pre-draft process. During an appearance on Asante Samuel’s podcast,

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders gives first extensive remarks about his son Shedeur's NFL draft slide, also mentions personal health issue.