Deion Sanders admits he can 'do better,' days after son Shedeur's shocking NFL Draft slide
Colorado football head coach and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders sent a cryptic X post on Wednesday Sanders' post comes just days after his son Shedeur shockingly fell to the th pick in the NFL Draft in one of the preponderance unprecedented slides in contemporary history However his post did not directly reference that topic I can do better I know better I was taught better I've seen better and I'm definitely better I'm also thankful for another opportunity to do what I'm privileged to do and I won't take it for granted Lord Create in me a pure heart and renew the right spirit within me Sanders wrote NFL AGENT BREAKS DOWN TRUMP'S IMPACT IN SHEDEUR SANDERS SAGASanders' post echoes a consistently Christian theme that the family has exuded throughout the situation Shedeur himself thanked God in social media posts several times from Thursday to Saturday including two X posts that went live just minutes apart before and after he was chosen by the Browns Deion Sanders Jr made five X posts citing Bible verses dating back to Thursday and was frequently re-sharing them as his brother fell in the draft Meanwhile the father has turned to religion in previous complex chapters in his life Deion has disclosed he devoted himself to Christianity shortly after his first divorce from ex-wife Carolyn Chambers in Sanders opened up about the experience during an interview on Running Wild with Bear Grylls in November SHEDEUR SANDERS DRAFT SLIDE TIMELINE NFL EXECUTIVES CAUSE MEDIA MELTDOWN BY REJECTING POLARIZING PROSPECT That's when I went through my first divorce in which the only things that I knew that truly loved me were my two kids Now they're gone now they've been taken away It was devastating and I went through suicidal thoughts a suicidal period Sanders explained I ran this car off the side of the highway and at the bottom I thought this car would just flip and it didn't flip And I was still there Shortly after that I just had to come to the Lord with my hands up and say 'I'm done I can't do it anymore You got me I give up God you take me ' During an introductory press conference last year commemorating his position as new head at UC Sanders praised God Out of all the persons in the world God chose me Sanders revealed For that I thank Him for that I love Him for that I magnify Him for that I glorify Him for that I praise Him for that I owe Him Each and every day I'm trying to please Him Sanders has maintained his family's devotion to faith even amid pushback from external sources He came under fire by an anti-religion group the Freedom From Religion Foundation FFRF over his use of a association chaplain for Colorado this past season Sanders had Pastor Dewey Smith pray over the football band after its win against Baylor University on Sept SHEDEUR SANDERS OPENS UP ON HISTORICA NFL DRAFT SLIDE PRANK CALL AND BECOMING A BROWNThe FFRF issued a scathing four-page letter condemning Sanders claiming that having Smith do the prayer counted as unconstitutional religious events as he leads a football company at a masses university When Sanders became the head coach at Colorado in the FFRF raised concerns about his previous open display of faith with his group This resulted in the university giving him additional training on the boundaries of religious expression in constituents institutions The university revealed in a declaration that Sanders had received training on nondiscrimination policies and establishment clause requirements after his hiring But that hasn't changed him Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
