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Shedeur Sanders' demeanor on Day 2 of minicamp is turning heads

4 days ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Former Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders has been the focus of most tracking the Browns rookie minicamp. Every team will have a rookie most viewers are looking for. In Tennessee it's most likely Cam Ward. In Jacksonville, it's Travis Hunter. New York Giants, it's Abdul Carter, with his own jersey number quandry. The only significant difference between Cleveland and everywhere else is the focus being a 5th-round pick.
Fans in disbelief as Deion Sanders' Nike release not an instant hit

5 days ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Deion Sanders personal shoe release by Nike sold out on Saturday morning, nearly 24 hours after being available to the public. The Nike Air DT Max '96 'Love Letter to Connie' is an all-red colorway dedicated to his mother, Connie Knight. It marks the sixth design of the noteworthy signature shoe to become available for purchase since summer of 2024. The OG black/white/maize sold out nationwide in minutes. Over multiple release dates and 'shock drops'.
Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel? Who won Day 1 for Browns

5 days ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

For the first time in many years, the Cleveland Browns welcomed 47 players to rookie minicamp, but none more anticipated than Shedeur Sanders. It was a basic first day with more 7-on-7 than actual all-22 drills. During the early part of the practice, Nathan Zegura and Beau Bishop of the Browns in-house media team spoke with linebacker coach Jason Tarver. Mason Graham, Carson Schlesinger, and Quinshon Judkins were mentioned.
Kevin Stefanski sends clear message on Shedeur Sanders' first practice

5 days ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski began with a few quick-hitter comments after the start of rookie minicamp on Friday. He admitted that all players did a great job for the first day. Stefanski also weighed in on the idea of making a good first impression and he thought they all represented themselves well. He further added that all of the players, included QBs, were early and ready for meetings today. "I thought they all did a great job.
Release date and Where to buy

6 days ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Deion Sanders announced the latest colorway from his Nike signature shoe line will drop on Friday. The Nike Air DT Max '96 'Love Letter to Connie' is the first of its kind. An elite shoe specifically made to honor his mother, Connie Knight. There have been plenty of signature shoes that pay tribute to a player's mother. This release is truly one-of-a-kind and has perfect timing for Mother's Day. On the surface, the "Love Letter to Connie" looks like just another colorway.
LaMelo Ball turns heads with new Puma Mb.04

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Puma has released its latest colorway for LaMelo Ball's "Mb.04" signature shoe. This marks the 14th colorway of that model in the line, making it the largest number of colorways on a non-retro in some time. The "reflections" colorway which is a combination of black and something Puma is calling "Ravish". The base appearance is a black base with varying shades of teals, aquas and blues creating an almost changing indigo.
Deion Sanders turns heads with Nike announcement

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

"Love Letter to Connie" is the first of its kind. An elite Nike signature shoe that is not influenced by, but specifically made for a Mom. There have been plenty of signature shoes that pay tribute to a player's mother. Some even have been highly influenced by that player's mother. The Diamond Turf 3 (or DT Max 96) "Love Letter to Connie" is the first time a shoe has been designed conceptually, for a player's mother.
Shedeur Sanders makes a statement by embracing Cleveland

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

A week has passed since the start of the 2025 NFL Draft. A draft that will likely be remembered for some time as one of the strangest Drafts in recent memory. The story of the three-day event was Shedeur Sanders, make no mistake about it. The Draft saw record setting viewership for days two and three. Attributed mostly to millions of fans wanting to know where Shedeur would get picked. The slide was historic. The logic behind it was revealing. It was completely avoidable.
Julian Lewis sends statement during warm-ups before Colorado's spring game

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Julian Lewis makes his debut during the Black and Gold spring game on Saturday. The former five-star quarterback came to Boulder looking to make an impact for Deion Sanders and the Buffs and will compete with Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter to be QB1. Lewis came out for pregame warm-ups wearing a 'Jesus Saves' shirt. While this seems passive, the religious display comes after Sanders has been in the midst of a battle between two advocacy groups over his "overt usage of religion" at Colorado.
Shedeur Sanders number retirement not unwarranted, but just seems odd

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

The news that the University of Colorado would retire Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders ' numbers has been met with widespread pushback. While I am not going to argue that everyone is up in arms for no reason, I am going to apply some logic and reason to this entire discourse. On the surface, fans and alumni have every right to think this is at the very least unexpected. This issue with this topic is confusing team accolades vs.