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Coach Prime Places Trust in Son Shilo’s Potential, Daughter Deiondra Sanders Comment Uplifts Brother’s Spirit

Published 03/20/2024, 11:11 PM EDT

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What greater motivation for a son than having his father trust him? The Sanders family is a force to be reckoned with both on and off the field. With the Spring Season knocking at the door, expectations are high for Buffalo’s quarterback, Shilo Sanders. Amidst the high hopes, Shilo’s prized possession is the unwavering support from Coach Prime himself.

Deion Sanders’ latest Instagram post captured the father-son moment where the coaching maestro expressed his confidence in his son’s abilities stating. Shilo’s elder sister, Deiondra Sanders, is not far behind in the support game, as she rallies for her brother in the comment section. 

Shilo reigns high in Coach Prime’s confidence

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Deion Sanders is all vocal about his strong views about his older son, Buffaloes quarterback, Shedeur Sanders. But Coach Prime’s latest Instagram post captured Shilo and Deion Sanders, with the coach’s hand resting reassuringly on Shilo’s shoulder. Since the powerful gesture mirrors the trust and support that the Buffaloes HC places in his son’s potential. Accompanying the video, the caption reverberated with the same emotion, “@shilosanders will have a great year #CoachPrime”.

 

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Walking on her father’s path, Deiondra ensures to weigh in into the comment section to leave a bit of motivation for her younger sibling through her comment, “Yes he will!!!” Besides, Shilo’s on-field talents, his off-field skills did not go unnoticed by Deion Sanders.

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Last month, Coach Prime went full of admiration as he shared a video of his 23-year-old son playing live melody on a grand piano. With this, he applauded Shilo for evolving as a multitasker, “@shilosanders can do darn near Everything. I’m so proud of u son, and all the many talents u possess.” However, Shilo does not feel so, as he lightheartedly raises the concern of his father favoring Shedeur over him.

Deion Sanders being all supportive and proud father

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Some days earlier, Deion Sanders paid a visit to “The Tonight Show” after being invited by the host, Jimmy Fallon. There, Coach Prime was all confident about Shedeur being the top pick in the NFL Draft next year. To this Shilo playfully expressed his disappointment and demanded to be the prime focus of his father’s attention, “I need you to say all right yeah I have a son that’s going first round, Shedeur and I have another son that should go first.”

In response to Shilo’s mocking accusations of favoritism, Deion Sanders ensures to come out as an unbiased parent. Highlighting one each of his son’s uniqueness, Coach Prime revealed, “Junior is more of the business side, intellect. Shedeur is more of me, Deion… Shilo is more Prime… That’s how all three of them ride.” 

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With Shilo as the Buffaloes’ safety and Shedeur as the Buffaloes’ quarterback, the two brothers have been divided between being rock steady and eager to take risks. Now it is to be seen, in case a common ground evolves in the near future, who is Deion Sanders going to rally for?   

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Soheli Tarafdar is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. Soheli is fascinated by the fusion of teamwork, those split-second decisions, and the raw physical power of football athletes. She loves decoding the locker room rumors, the cryptic posts, and the behind-the-scenes drama brewing in the college football world.
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Tushhita Barua