Report: Shedeur Sanders called ‘arrogant’ by coach at NFL Combine
Mar 4, 2025, 11:20 AM
One quarterback coach of a franchise selecting near the top of the NFL Draft either really likes Shedeur Sanders or wants the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback to tumble to his team.
NFL insider Josina Anderson both ripped and reported an anonymous staffer who had negative things to say about Deion Sanders’ son. Shedeur is expected to be one of the top picks in this spring’s NFL Draft after a dazzling two seasons in Boulder.
This past fall Sanders earned the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award for an awesome year where he ranked in the top 10 nationally in completion percentage (74%), passing yards (4,134) and touchdowns (37) while breaking Colorado school records for passing touchdowns, passing yards, consecutive games with a touchdown pass, quarterback rating and completion percentage.
“I am disappointed to hear that a quarterbacks coach from a team drafting in the top 7 referred to Shedeur Sanders as coming off ‘brash’ and ‘arrogant’ in his team interview and making his assessment known to a number of people, per source,” Anderson wrote on social media. “I’m purposely not naming the team, as not to directly call the team out. I’m just sharing that this coach’s personal assessment is the direct opposite from how Sanders came across to many reporters in his press conference with the media at the Combine. Sanders appeared to go out of his way to acknowledge multiple media members, regardless if they were recognizable or not. He seemed cordial, polite, witty, thoughtful along with being confident (as many athletes are). Alternately, these observations were distinctly different from how another QB prospect came off to some in the media last year in Indy.”
I am disappointed to hear that a quarterbacks coach from a team drafting in the top 7 referred to Shedeur Sanders as coming off “brash” and “arrogant” in his team interview and making his assessment known to a number of people, per source. I’m purposely not naming the team, as… pic.twitter.com/OjCTciEZIa
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 3, 2025
Like all quarterbacks about to enter the NFL, Sanders seems to be getting taken apart right now. Teams and the media are looking for holes in his game and wondering where he should land. Some of this is normal; what is not is Sanders being the son of an NFL Hall of Famer who is one of the most famous athletes of all time and is now one of the more popular football coaches in the country. Shedeur grew up both in football and in the spotlight. On top of that, some staffers might not be used to how this current generation of kids are no matter who it is, which Anderson points out.
There’s good and bad to every situation. Sanders is used to a spotlight and has handled himself pretty well throughout his life despite being under a microscope. But the way Sanders carries himself through the criticism is confidence, which shouldn’t be a diss but a green flag to who he is as a person—though maybe some coach out there views him as unteachable.
Sanders will go at the top of his class, the only question is where as the quarterback carousel continues to spin league-wide.
