Sanders, son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, isn’t likely to ever know if he was passed over because he’s a blinged out, cocky, already-rich Black guy white team presidents and owners wanted no part of or because he lacks the prototypical size of an NFL quarterback.
Not knowing ain’t the same as not thinking you know. Everybody this side and the other of Boulder, Colorado, has thoughts on it. So let’s put this thing on trial: Ticked off Black Shedeur Backers v. the NFL.
Deion, for the prosecution: “Your honor, I know you’ve seen my boy ball. Threw for 4,100 yards last season. Thirty-seven touchdowns. Helped a teammate win the Heisman. Should’ve been the first pick of the draft, not just picked in the first round. There are about 20 good quarterbacks in the NFL, which has 32 teams. They’re signing 40-year olds off the couch in that league. Ain’t no way my boy ain’t good enough to get drafted in the first round.”
“Let’s not pretend the NFL is above racism. Colin Kaepernick took a team to the Super Bowl one year and, a few seasons later, no team in the league would sign him. All because he took a knee during the national anthem to protest racism.”
“Look at the coaches. Can’t field a team up there without brothers, but, somehow, nearly all the coaches and general managers are white. I heard my boy was too arrogant. That wasn’t a problem for Baker Mayfield, who got drafted No. 1 in 2018. I heard my boy is too small. My boy is bigger than Baker Mayfield.”
Shedeur Sanders not getting drafted in the first, second or third rounds of the NFL draft is like when that white cashier scrunches up her face and drops change in your hand instead of running the risk of touching you. Was she a racist Karen, or is that how she treats all customers? It’s a racism Rorschach test.
Sanders, son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, isn’t likely to ever know if he was passed over because he’s a blinged out, cocky, already-rich Black guy white team presidents and owners wanted no part of or because he lacks the prototypical size of an NFL quarterback.
Not knowing ain’t the same as not thinking you know. Everybody this side and the other of Boulder, Colorado, has thoughts on it. So let’s put this thing on trial: Ticked off Black Shedeur Backers v. the NFL.
Deion, for the prosecution: “Your honor, I know you’ve seen my boy ball. Threw for 4,100 yards last season. Thirty-seven touchdowns. Helped a teammate win the Heisman. Should’ve been the first pick of the draft, not just picked in the first round. There are about 20 good quarterbacks in the NFL, which has 32 teams. They’re signing 40-year olds off the couch in that league. Ain’t no way my boy ain’t good enough to get drafted in the first round.”
“Let’s not pretend the NFL is above racism. Colin Kaepernick took a team to the Super Bowl one year and, a few seasons later, no team in the league would sign him. All because he took a knee during the national anthem to protest racism.”
“Look at the coaches. Can’t field a team up there without brothers, but, somehow, nearly all the coaches and general managers are white. I heard my boy was too arrogant. That wasn’t a problem for Baker Mayfield, who got drafted No. 1 in 2018. I heard my boy is too small. My boy is bigger than Baker Mayfield.”
Source: Why Shedeur Sanders’ Getting Passed Over in the Draft is Just More NFL Racism at Work
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