Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders told Michael Irvin his son Shedeur Sanders told him to stay away from Browns training camp.

Sanders had an offense at the University of Colorado Boulder, under his head coach and father, Coach Prime, that relied more on quick reads. Sean Lewis’s offense was figured out quickly during the 2023 season, so Deion Sanders got his son a pro-style play-caller by promoting NFL veteran Pat Shurmur to better accommodate Shedeur.

When Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft slide came to an abrupt halt in the fifth round, many believed Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam pulled the trigger. Adding a second rookie quarterback to a