Deion Sanders on if NIL existed when he played: ‘I would really need Jesus to come down’
Ezra Jorgensen | Aug 22, 2024
Before he became a two-sport sensation in the NFL and MLB, “Prime Time” started in Tallahassee. Deion Sanders was a two-time unanimous All-American during his time at Florida State and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
He became one of the biggest names in sports. It’s worth wondering just how well Sanders – now the head coach at Colorado – would’ve done in the NIL space if it existed at the time.
Speaking on All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Coach Prime knew he’d have thrived in the NIL era. If a 19-year-old Deion Sanders had the ability to sign endorsement deals, he could tell how that would go.