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“I’ll Sue You”: Coach Deion Sanders Revealed He Once Slapped a 49ers Safety After the Latter Pay No Heed to His Instructions

Published 12/21/2022, 1:00 PM EST

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Deion Sanders is going places and is taking his next step as a coach. But his NFL career is undeniable. He was among the rarest pioneers who were dual sport athletes. Neon Deion had a marvelous time with the San Francisco 49ers. However, he had issues with one of his colleagues who played safety since he did not do his job during the game.

Club Shay Shay’s Shannon Sharpe went on tour to Boulder, Colorado, to visit the Buffaloes’ new coach, Deion Sanders. The Hall of Famers sits down for an interaction. Coach Prime revealed the time at the 49ers’ film room when he slapped a safety athlete for not listening to his explanation.

The moment came up after they were playing two-man against the Saints, which Coach Prime hates to do. At the Niners’ film room, an undisclosed personality urged the DB-WR to do his job, and responded, “Yeah, don’t worry about me.” But that did not work since the unnamed athlete blamed Deion Sanders. He got furious and slapped the person, and the person erupted, “I’ll sue you!”

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Sanders’ time with the Niners was pivotal. He had one of the best seasons with them. Prime Time won his first Super Bowl, the MVP title, and the defensive player of the year accolades with it.

Additionally, the development is interesting since Deion Sanders may not have talked about it elsewhere. Moreover, for reasons that were clear to the coach, he did not disclose the identity of the safety athlete. But Sharpe and Sanders had a good time and also poked fun.

Shannon Sharpe playfully mocked Deion Sanders’ severed toe

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Shannon Sharpe and Deion Sanders have remained the closest friends and have fun. During Sharpe’s Colorado visit, the two were in a treatment room where Sanders was getting a massage on his lower leg and foot. Sharpe inquired about it, which was lacking a couple of toes. It was a sensitive subject for Coach Prime, and Sharpe chose to playfully taunt his close friend.

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Shannon Sharpe said, “No more sandals for you, no more flip-flops for you huh? You know what, maybe they do a special flip-flop.”  It is indeed a sensitive issue for Coach Prime. However, he just laughed it off when Sharpe cracked a joke.

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Pavitra Shome is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He began writing while working for an online news portal and holds a Master's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Although Pavitra enjoys watching WWE, Gronk and Brady turned him into an NFL aficionado.
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