Shilo Sanders talks Trump's post about his brother amid NFL Draft slide

President Donald Trump implored NFL owners to instrumentality a accidental connected Shedeur Sanders successful the NFL Draft arsenic the erstwhile Colorado Buffaloes backmost fell to the 5th round.

Sanders was projected to spell arsenic aboriginal arsenic No. 2 earlier his epic draught slide, which had the full sports satellite talking and wondering wherefore it happened. The Trump station connected Truth Social was 1 of the much underrated parts of the weekend.

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Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes, left, has a connection with Shedeur Sanders, #2, earlier his archetypal violative thrust successful the archetypal fractional of a crippled against the Oregon State Beavers astatine Folsom Field connected Nov. 4, 2023 successful Boulder, Colorado. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Shilo Sanders, Shedeur’s brother, was asked astir the station successful a caller podcast interview.

"Man, I’m not adjacent gonna lie, that was the coolest happening I've ever seen bro," helium said connected the "One Night with Steiny" podcast. "Fam, if you got the president tweeting, bro, you cognize something’s wrong."

Sanders called it a "W" for Trump.

Trump made his dependable heard connected the Friday earlier Sanders was picked.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters astatine the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"What is incorrect with NFL owners, are they STUPID? Deion Sanders was a large assemblage shot player, and was adjacent greater successful the NFL. He’s besides a precise bully coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his backmost son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is each acceptable for Greatness," Trump wrote.

"He should beryllium "picked" IMMEDIATELY by a squad that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and accidental hullo to your fantastic father!"

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt suggested connected the pursuing Monday that Trump’s station was influential.

Shedeur Sanders volition person a accidental to vie for the starting backmost occupation against Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel.

Colorado Buffaloes information Shilo Sanders, #21, against the Arizona Wildcats astatine Arizona Stadium successful Tucson, Arizona, connected Oct. 19, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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Shilo Sanders signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers arsenic an undrafted escaped agent. He could beryllium extent for the Buccaneers successful the secondary.

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