Source: Cindy Ord / Getty / Deion Sanders
Coach Prime hasn’t coached a game at Colorado yet, but his tenure is off to a rocky start, at least public-wise. His latest comments aren’t helping his case either.
Since his controversial exit from Jackson State University, Deion Sanders has been making his rounds gearing up for this coaching debut at Colorado, hoping he can bring the same energy he had at JSU to the fledgling Buffaloes, who have not been relevant in quite some time but when the season does begin all eyes will be on them to see if Coach Prime can deliver and prove his coaching skills will translate at a D1 school.
During Super Bowl weekend Sanders stopped by the Rich Eisen Show and shared his recruiting philosophy, which is not sitting well with people.
So What Exactly Did Deion Sanders Say?
Well, what’s rubbing many the wrong way, including former NFL players, was Coach Prime’s mental breakdown when it comes to recruiting quarterbacks and other position players like defensive linemen eluding that he prefers his QBs to come from two-parent households and DLs to come from single-parent households because they are hungrier due to their struggle.
“Well, we have different attributes. Smart, tough, fast, disciplined with character. Now, quarterbacks are different,” Sanders told Rich Eisen. “We want mother, father. Dual parent. We want that kid to be 3.5 [GPA] and up because he has to be smart. Not bad decisions off the field at all. Because he has to be a leader of men.”
“Defensive linemen is totally opposite,” said Sanders as he went even deeper into his flawed and racist philosophy. “Single mama, trying to get it, he’s on free lunch,” Sanders added. “I’m talking about just trying to make it. He’s trying to rescue mama. Like mama barely made the flight. And I want him to just go get it. “It’s a whole different attribute that you look for in different positions. And we have that stuff just chronicled. We know what we want, and we go get it.”
Whether Coach Prime and his recruiting methods were serious or just a joke is unknown, but as noted above, they are not going over well with Black folks.
ESPN NFL analyst Marcus Spears was not feeling Coach Prime’s comments writing in a tweet, “this shit ain’t funny.”
This shit ain’t funny https://t.co/iGyMo6PZfc
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) February 27, 2023
“This is very problematic, and not funny. Notice who is laughing the loudest. Respect for his game/record, but this is full of stereotypes and juvenile thinking. He’s dissing his *own* players,” another tweet read.
Welp.
Coach Prime has yet to respond to the criticism. You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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Photo: Cindy Ord / Getty
1. True
If a white coach said this, he'd be rightfully excoriated for it. This isn't a new thought process; most coaches are smart enough not to say it out loud
Deion Sanders looks for ‘dual parent’ homes in QB recruits, ‘single mama’ households in d-linemen https://t.co/TcexfTp6Wo
— Nubyjas Wilborn (@nwilborn19) February 18, 2023
2. Trueeeee
The irony about #DeionSanders saying single parents don’t produce quality QB recruits is that his own sons don’t meet his recruitment criteria lol or does he think we don’t know his 5 kids are from 2 failed marriages and he’s on stepmom situationship #5 with Babyface’s ex-wife?
— Arah Iloabugichukwu (@arahthequill) February 17, 2023
3.
At first I thought the meme spread about this was bullshit because it had no facts or credibility…
But this here! is pathetic and not funny at all… and these white people laughing the ass off… @DeionSanders this is exactly why your toes are falling off now. https://t.co/vu4tPBFgry
— IAMQUINNEE (@iamquinnee) February 27, 2023
4.
Deion Sanders is a bozo. You just have to look at certain black men.
— Mare of Jamaica Queen$ (@LoyalSHA) February 27, 2023
5.
Think of all the great athletes raised by single moms:
Lebron
Ray Lewis
Allen Iverson
Warrick Dunn
Mike Tyson
KD
Marshawn Lynch
Hines WardDeion Sanders wasn't lying, even he was raised by a single mom. Them trench nggas usually got that dawg in em. Not all but ALOT.
— Your Hair Shorter Than Mines (@_StillTheShawn) February 27, 2023
6.
This is actually extremely racist regardless of the fact that @DeionSanders is Black. The reason why I say that is because for the longest you have had black people arguing about the discrimination of black quarterbacks and positions in the NFL. Now I'm not saying that black… https://t.co/e1cpnUeHgg pic.twitter.com/gpwgJ3Xlxp
— JP
(@MrIntrospect222) February 22, 2023
7.
1/ These comments by Sanders on recruiting QBs vs DL are interesting. They highlight how much the violent nature of football preys on Black poverty & desperation for certain positions like DL, regardless of the color of the head coach. https://t.co/7wPS4PRE8m
— Erika K Wilson (@Erika_K_Wilson) February 17, 2023
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.@DeionSanders should be absolutely ashamed of himself for perpetuating racially offensive stereotypes in his scouting practices that help to exclude Black players from certain positions. Once again, @DrUmarJohnson and I were RIGHT about him. pic.twitter.com/qtJVNl84tQ
— EXECUTE ORDER 66
(@FreeJohnnyACE) February 26, 2023
9.
I was hoping Deion Sanders didn’t actually say what he said. But he absolutely did. In 4K.
— J (@IYSKold) February 27, 2023
10.
What in the world makes you think this is appropriate or acceptable. You've arrived and a single parent child isn't deserving of high consideration? As if you weren't once a filthy rag! You're so prideful sitting high in the scornful seat. All these come before the fall. pic.twitter.com/SF5ix6yUJ8
— Fabulous
(@Fabulous_2Me) February 23, 2023
11.
I wonder what JJ and TJ Watt think about Deion Sanders comments.
— Professor Hamm (@Yung_Hamm) February 27, 2023
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