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Deion Sanders has slowly become infamous after he made his move to Colorado. Coach Prime had already become famous when he led his HBCU Jackson State to some groundbreaking victories. However, his move from Jackson to Colorado went on to earn him a lot of mixed opinions from fans, analysts, and other prominent personalities. To make matters even more complicated, Sanders had some interesting announcements for the existing members of the program that earned him a lot of flak. However, not all were against him.

Sanders received some staunch support from Shaquille O’Neal. Even when Sanders went on to make a dynamic speech in front of his new players, Shaq supported him online. Even recently, Shaq has been a pillar of support for ex-Dallas Cowboys cornerback. Interestingly, Shaq’s recent display of endorsement came right in the middle of a feud between Coach Prime and one of his rivals.

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Deion Sanders goes off at his adversary

When Sanders decided to move to Colorado, he also publically made a very shocking announcement. He put out a public statement that said that he will be bringing players from his old program into Colorado’s program. After his statement went viral, there was a lot of criticism dealt out by Sanders’ peers. One of them was 57-year-old Pittsburgh head coach, Pat Narduzzi.

He mentioned how the coach was doing something that works against the players of the Colorado program. he also accused Sanders of overhauling his old players. Sanders had a very staunch reply to this. He spoke about how Narduzzi was essentially just transferring his own frustration onto Sanders. Sanders also mentioned that Narduzzi was just angry that he wasn’t able to get his best player to stay.

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While Sanders was very brutal with his comeback at Narduzzi, he wasn’t the only one with objections at Sanders’ actions. After all, Sanders’ actions have been alleged to cause 70 Colorado players to go missing.

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Why did Sanders get slandered?

When Sanders first arrived in Colorado, he made a huge statement directly addressing the Buffaloes players. He spoke about how he is going to be bringing his own ‘baggage’ from Jackson State. He was indicating toward players from his old HBCU. Sanders urged the current players of the 1-11 team to go hit the college portal and transfer out of these. It was also reported that as many as 70 players left the football program. And Sanders’ actions have faced a lot of judgment from other coaches as well. However, Sanders has been firm in the beliefs of his actions.

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A lot of people have slandered Sanders for his actions and how his moves might seem a bit immoral. However, his reply to Narduzzi’s jabs has made it clear that he does not care about any of the flak he is receiving. Only time and the Buffaloes’ upcoming season will reveal if Sanders’ actions were right or not.

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