Everyone has an opinion on Shedeur Sanders.
Good or bad, fair or unfair, the son of Deion Sanders has become a polarizing figure in the football world over the last two years.
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Since the Sanders family arrived in Boulder, Colorado, the spotlight has only gotten bigger and brighter, leading up to the young Sanders’ entire draft process, which was seemingly put under a microscope with his every move.
Shedeur was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick.
A surprising fall for the talented QB.
A lot of the discourse that surrounded the 23-year-old was negative, and Shedeur himself believes that this is because of who his father is.
“A lot of it is just people hating on my dad,” Sanders told the media at a local Cleveland high school he visited.
“Older generations have a problem with him, and they take it out on me.
“I want to be someone they can look up to and ask real questions.”
Coach Prime has become a media fixation because of who he is, how he carries himself and how unapologetic he is about the way he does things.
Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson both believe that if Shedeur is going to be successful at the professional level, he has to keep being himself and believing in who he is.
And not change for anybody.
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“You are not going to be able to win with people because if I dress nice, oh, he tried to show off,” Sharpe said on his Nightcap show.
“If I dress down, he’s broke. There is no in between. You are projecting.
“The man is confident; the man believes in himself.
“Everybody who has ever accomplished anything has believed in themselves. Sometimes you’re the only one.
“At some point in time, you just got to be secure in who you are and do what you want to do.”
Johnson agreed.
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“Yes, some of the hate comes from his father, but also some of the hate is going to come from him and what he has been able to accomplish,” Johnson said.
“What people mistake for arrogance, which is merely confidence, some people don’t like that.
“Some people want you to be humble. They want you to dim your lights because it makes them uncomfortable.”
All eyes will be on Sanders as he battles for the QB1 spot in Cleveland that very much remains up for grabs.
Sanders can shut a lot of people up by winning the job.
