Colorado's Deion Sanders says he won't follow sons to NFL: 'I have work to do here'

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The Colorado Buffaloes’ 2024 season will likely be the last one for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and defensive back Shilo Sanders as they get ready for their senior years.

Both Sanders brothers are expected to be draft picks next year. Shedeur Sanders could be one of the first quarterbacks taken off the board. With their collegiate exits, it’s rumored that Deion Sanders – their father – could be joining them in the NFL as a head coach.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders directs safety Ben Finneseth during the team's spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

But Deion Sanders put the rumors to rest, for now, on Saturday.

"I tell them the truth. I tell them I'm a father, not a baby daddy. I don't follow my kids. I pave roads for my kids," he said, via ESPN. "I build generational wealth for my kids. I lead my kids. I don't follow my kids. So I do not plan on following my kids to the NFL. I have work to do here.

"I absolutely love it here, and I would never think a young brother from the South would really love it in this part of the country, but I really do.... The fan base that we have here... I just want to really bless you with a tremendously successful team. I really do. That's my heart."

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders directs players during the spring college game on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Sanders vowed he’d get the Buffaloes to a bowl game – in a promise to 99-year-old superfan Peggy Coppom. He said he