Deion Sanders on Thursday addressed critics of Colorado’s choice to retire the jersey numbers of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter.
Sanders and Hunter are set to be the fifth and sixth gamers in Colorado historical past to have their jerseys retired, a choice that didn’t sit nicely with followers and even some former gamers.
On Thursday, Sanders addressed the controversy, focusing particularly on the choice to retire Shedeur’s quantity. The coach mentioned it was the primary time he had ever seen anybody “sore” a couple of jersey retirement ceremony, and urged Shedeur was dragged into the controversy due to his final identify.
“We’re speaking about Shedeur. We ain’t speaking about no person else,” Deion Sanders mentioned, via Pat Graham of The Associated Press. “If his final identify wasn’t Sanders, we wouldn’t have this dialogue. …
“That is the primary time I ever seen it sore. I don’t know if you already know it, however I feel each jersey I darn close to performed in is retired. So I’m fairly acquainted with this. It’s by no means been sore.”
Sanders’ rationalization does not likely maintain up. Plenty of former Colorado gamers have voiced their objection to the choice on account of the timing. Chad Brown, a linebacker on the crew’s 1990 nationwide championship crew, was bothered that Sanders and Hunter have been honored instantly whereas a lot of his teammates are nonetheless ready to obtain the identical recognition.
