Ex-NFL star discusses why Deion Sanders should stay in college

After wholly turning astir the University of Colorado shot program, determination seems to beryllium immoderate fume astir Deion Sanders perchance moving to the NFL.

The Dallas Cowboys had reached retired to Sanders, who each but declined the accidental — but, helium did admit it was "intriguing."

Sanders himself said helium would see coaching the NFL if it meant continuing to manager his sons. Shedeur is successful the moving to beryllium the apical enactment of this year's NFL Draft.

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But adjacent though the thought of the household matter continuing sounds appealing, 1 NFL large says he'd similar to spot Sanders enactment successful college, for precise bully reason.

Simply put, Vince Wilfork thinks assemblage kids request Coach Prime much than the nonrecreational athletes do.

"He’s much of an plus for college, due to the fact that helium tin interaction truthful galore young kids," Wilfork said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital. "Everybody has their ain dream, but extracurricular looking in, helium tin interaction much lives erstwhile it matters than having a feline making millions of dollars and you can’t get done to him. They tin get to that constituent with his leadership.

"What helium stands for tin truly assistance those young guys. I’d alternatively spot him assistance the kids, due to the fact that they request it much than the guys making millions of dollars. I conscionable spot him arsenic a trailblazer astatine this level."

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Sanders' archetypal coaching gig came with Jackson State, and erstwhile helium got the Colorado job, respective players followed, including his sons arsenic good arsenic Travis Hunter, who went connected to go this season's Heisman Trophy victor arsenic a two-way superstar. Hunter, too, is slated to beryllium a top-five pick, conscionable similar his quarterback.

When Hunter won the Heisman, helium shared a agelong clasp with his coach, crying connected his shoulder.

The Buffaloes controlled their ain destiny into the College Football Playoff, but got retired of the moving of the Big 12 title crippled aft losing to Kansas successful the second-to-last crippled of the regular season.

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