NFL insider Josina Anderson reported that an NFL quarterbacks coach believed Sanders came across as "brash" and "arrogant" during pre-draft interviews, while NFL draft insider Todd McShay reported that some teams felt he did not take a "professional approach" to the interviews.

Deion Sanders spoke out with a cryptic post on Monday, April 28 after his son Shedeur had a lackluster showing in the 2025 NFL Draft, and Deion was seen visibly upset.

It be your own people. Things are shaking up in the Sanders household following Shedeur Sanders’ unexpected fifth round draft pick. Now, it seems another son of patriarch and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is leaving the nest for one good reason.