A projected first-round pick, Shedeur Sanders, has failed to see his name called after three rounds of the NFL draft this week. Now that five quarterbacks have been taken off the board already, is the NFL colluding against the Sanders family?

Mini-Primetime

Primetime is the word. Most would call it the “must-see” game of the day. A standalone game that is usually slotted for nighttime. However, the word here doesn’t mean the “must-see” game of the day. The word is for “must-see” player of the day. Which is exactly what Deion Sanders was—must-see TV.

Deion was a handful. He was the best cornerback ever; he knew it. That came at a cost. Deion also had an ego that came along with being the best in his position. Countless off-the-field issues, playing another whole sport while the NFL season was going on. This is where the resentment came from, and the NFL is making it clear, they have never let it go.

Let me introduce you to Shedeur Sanders, the son of primetime. Mini-prime spent two years playing at Colorado under his father. In those two years, Shedeur managed to rack up over 7364 yards, 64 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. Shedeur led his conference in completion percentage, yards, touchdowns, yards per attempt, yards gained per game, and passing efficiency rating.

He finished 2nd for ‘Pass Completions’ in the NCAA, beating out every individual who had been drafted before him. He was 4th in ‘Passing Yards’, trailing Kyle McCord, Cam Ward, and Jaxson Dart. He was 10th for ‘Passing Yards Per Attempt’. Finished second in passing touchdowns, only trailing the number one overall pick, Cam Ward. Despite being top five in passing attempts, Shedeur was outside the top 20 for ‘Interceptions’. He was fifth in ‘Passing Efficiency Rating’, trailing only Jaxson Dart (1), and Cam Ward (4) in this year’s draft.

I haven’t even gotten to the meat and potatoes of my argument. I left ‘Passing Completion Percentage’ last for a good reason. This was the category that Shedeur led the entire country in, but that is not even the pinnacle of his accomplishment. Just this season alone, he completed 74% of his passes, which would be good enough for him to be sixth on the all-time list for pass completion percentage for a single season.

Before I lose you, as of today, Shedeur Sanders ranks NUMBER ONE ALL-TIME in passing completion percentage for an entire NCAA career. NUMBER ONE. Not a single quarterback that has come through the NCAA has a better career completion percentage than Shedeur Sanders. Let that sink in.

Why Shedeur Sanders?

So, with those entire statistics argument, how could you not draft Shedeur Sanders? It was released a few days before the draft that an assistant coach for one of the NFL teams had an interview with Shedeur and said his attitude was terrible.

Really? Is that so? So, every first-round draft pick has had the perfect attitude, huh? What about Ndamukong Suh? He was selected number two overall with what everyone considered one of the worst attitudes in the entire NFL. Let’s go to the same position, Johnny Manziel, Johnny Football. Ever heard of him? The top five worst attitudes in football. The guy didn’t even pick up a playbook. The most arrogant player I have ever seen coming out of college. He still seemed to go 22nd overall. Adam Pacman Jones, number six overall.

With everything mentioned above, what’s the explanation for Shedeur Sanders slipping into the fourth round at minimum? I’ve got it. It’s simple. Collusion. These NFL owners’ hate and disgust towards Primetime. They haven’t gotten over it, they never will.

If it were Shedeur Smith without the last name and him keeping everything else, he’d already be on an NFL franchise. Look at the names I have provided above, look at the statistics I’ve provided, and tell me I’m wrong. History plays in my favor. It’s time for the NFL to stop making an example out of Deion Sanders to show “nobody is bigger than the sport” and draft his son, Shedeur, who has done more than enough to prove he is good enough for the NFL.