Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Nov. 18 that he didn’t know yet if he’d make it to Las Vegas to watch his son Shedeur’s first expected start as an NFL quarterback. But Sanders also said he likes quarterback Dillon Gabriel − Shedeur's teammate with the Cleveland Browns − and knows what's been going on "behind the curtains" this season in Cleveland.
Shedeur Sanders, a rookie with the Browns, came off the bench in a 23-16 loss against Baltimore Nov. 16 after Gabriel, the starting quarterback, suffered a concussion. Gabriel is expected to miss the Brown's Nov. 23 game, putting Shedeur in the spotlight against the Las Vegas Raiders.
“Haven't made that decision as of yet,” Deion Sanders said Tuesday about going to Las Vegas. “I'm so focused on what we have at hand. I'm not thinking about that, although I just got off the phone with him a minute ago.”
Sanders’ Colorado team hosts Arizona State in a 8 p.m. game Nov. 22. His team is 3-7 this year and often practices on Sundays.
The father said he was “in tears” after learning in his office in Boulder that his son finally saw his first action in a regular-season game last Sunday. He said he predicted to Shedeur beforehand that he would play against the Ravens.
