Deion Sanders reveals how it was to watch Shedeur’s first NFL win
Deion Sanders is proud of his son, Shedeur Sanders, following his first NFL win as a starting quarterback.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 26, Deion told reporters that Sunday’s Nov. 23, was the first time he’s seen his son play without him being his coach.
“I’ve never seen him play without me coaching him, so that was strange,” the former NFL and MLB star admitted. “But it was good, and it was healthy, because I was just in straight dad mode. I wasn’t in coach mode and I loved that I was able to see him gain the first victory.”
The Cleveland Browns game faced the Las Vegas Raiders, with the Shedeur-led team coming up victorious with a 24-10 score.
“The check down was right there, when you get that right, it’s over,” Deion told Shedeur per Well Off Media. “You played good. You gotta just look at the film and evaluate yourself on what went wrong. You did good, though. I’m proud of you. You’re holding it down for the family.”
Shedeur later shared with CBS Sports during a postgame interview what it meant for him to have his father’s support.
“Dad’s always going to be there,” Shedeur noted in the post-game conversation with the outlet. “Even if everything goes wrong, he’s always going to be there. I’m just thankful that I have both my parents in my life and I have my whole family. That’s what life is about: family.”
Following the game, Shedeur also spoke on those who doubted him. Shedeur started the season as a third-string quarterback behind Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel. After Flacco sustained multiple injuries such as a shoulder injury (AC joint sprain) and a finger injury to his throwing hand, Gabriel became the starting quarterback with Shedeur as a backup. After Gabriel suffered a concussion during the Browns’ Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens, it was time for Shedeur to step up in the QB1 position.
“Being a backup and everything, sometimes you have to compromise your personality and change the way you do things, to never step on anybody’s toes,” Shedeur said after his first NFL win. “The fact that I got an opportunity, and I was able to show the organization, show everybody who I really am, it’s truly exciting.
“A lot of people wanted to see me fail, and it ain’t going to happen,” he added. “It ain’t going to happen.”
While Gabriel is cleared to play, Shedeur will be starting Sunday’s home game Nov. 30, against the San Francisco 49ers.
The 29-year-old former All-Pro center needed only three words to explain his shocking return to the Lions
Frank Ragnow, the 29-year-old former All-Pro center for the Detroit Lions, has returned to the team just in time for a huge playoff push.
The odds between the Lions making the postseason and not being dependent on the result of their Week 13 contest against the Green Bay Packers are ridiculously chaotic, so getting a stabilizing force like Ragnow back in the fold is a big deal. If he can look like at least 80 percent of what he looked like for Detroit in 2024, then the center is set to change everything about the team's pass protection.
ESPN's Adam Schefter asked a source close to Ragnow why he decided, now, to come back to the Lions. Outside of the obvious reasons being that they're in dire need of help on their O-line following injuries to Christian Mahogany and now Graham Glasgow, those sources Schefter that he simply "loves the game" too much to have not come back.
Ragnow gives simple reason for shocking return to Lions
Ragnow's love for the game has translated to three All-Pro appearances and four Pro Bowl selections. Last season, he posted a PFF grade of 85.3, good for third overall at the center position in the NFL. He was, simply, one of the best IOL in the league, so his absence was felt immediately by Detroit in Week 1 of the 2025 season.
The plan of running Glasgow out at center while hoping to train up Tate Ratledge to become their long-term answer at center just didn't seem like a fruitful one in that very first game. Green Bay, who has since cooled off, looked like a Super Bowl juggernaut against Detroit's offensive line. Ragnow not around to protect Goff led to quite a few pressures and a far flatter offense for the Lions.
Detroit is currently in third place with a 7-4 record headed into their Thanksgiving game versus the Packers, who sit in second place. Getting a win could help improve the Lions' record to 8-4, and would tie up the regular-season head-to-head record between themselves and the Packers. That could be big by Week 18, when there's sure to be a tight race in the NFC for final spots in the postseason.
Ragnow's return helps solidify the line against some elite pass-rushing teams Detroit will be handling the next few weeks, like of the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Minnesota Vikings.
