Deion Sanders Jr. 'corrects' important details on Shedeur draft party celebration story

Deion Sanders Jr. cleared the air on a story regarding how his brother, Shedeur Sanders, celebrated being drafted by the Cleveland Browns. A photo emerged on X from Dov Kleiman showing Shedeur holding a briefcase full of cash at what appeared to be a party.

Klieman claimed in his post that the amount was $100,000 and that Shedeur performed his rap songs for celebrities in attendance. However, Deion Sanders Jr. quoted the post to correct the information, claiming that the money was actually $1 million and that it was a gift to Shedeur.

Let’s tell the correct story now…

It was actually a gift that he received….
and it was a million. https://t.co/pKc4XH9awJ

— Deion Sanders Jr (@DeionSandersJr) April 28, 2025

Shedeur Sanders was considered a potential first-round pick prior to the draft but slid all the way down to the fifth round. This occurred after a report emerged in which several anonymous NFL coaches and executives criticized the quarterback for how he handled his predraft interviews.

Deion Sanders Jr. is a former football player himself who played at SMU from 2013-15 as a receiver and kick return specialist. He now owns Well Off Media, which documented the draft journey of Shedeur Sanders on YouTube, including his reaction to not being drafted in the first round.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano theorized Monday on Get Up that some teams may have been worried to give an “honest opinion” on Shedeur for fear about how Deion Sanders and his camp would have perceived any such criticisms. For this reason, he said the media didn’t get the complete picture on how teams regarded Sanders entering the draft.

As far as on the field, Shedeur Sanders looked to be one of the more talented quarterback prospects in this draft class. He led the country with a 74% completion rate this past season and also led the Big 12 in passing yards (4,134) and touchdowns (37).

Shedeur had his number retired by the Buffaloes this offseason after putting up career numbers of 7,364 yards, 64 touchdowns and 13 interceptions across two seasons. Regardless of the noise surrounding him, he’ll aim to continue proving himself through his play and earn his way up the depth chart in Cleveland.

Mike Greenberg expects Shedeur Sanders to start ‘relatively early’ for Cleveland

Mike Greenberg looked at Sanders’ place in the Browns quarterback room on “Get Up” on Monday. Considering the other options for the franchise at the position, Greenberg believes Sanders has the opportunity to be a starter in the near future for Cleveland, despite falling to the fifth round as the No. 144 overall pick.

“This is now the Browns’ quarterback room,” said Greenberg. “I don’t think Deshaun Watson will be in that room. I think he has played his last game there. Kenny Pickett has been on three teams in two years. Joe Flacco – I made a joke about earlier. He’s obviously a much older player. They’re not banking on him for their future. And I think that, despite the fact that Dillon Gabriel was drafted ahead of Shedeur Sanders, everyone considered Shedeur a higher-rated prospect than Dillon Gabriel.”

“I think there was extenuating circumstances with Shedeur, right. We’ve talked about it all morning long. So, that’s what I said that the one thing that hasn’t been said enough is he wound up in a great place,” Greenberg said. “Like, the draft is the beginning of the story. It’s not the end. We treat it like it’s the end because we spend so much time talking about it. But, right now, if I had to bet on it, I would bet that Shedeur Sanders is the starting quarterback for Cleveland sometime relatively early this season. This is just a, I don’t know, guess…And, if he’s good, he’ll have his chance to prove it.”

On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report.