Several reports came out prior to the 2025 NFL Draft that revealed Shedeur Sanders came unprepared to meetings with potential teams.

Deion Sanders says he was "hurt" by reports that his son Shedeur Sanders was unprepared during pre-draft meetings with NFL teams, but he also isn't buying the validity of them, either.

Shedeur, who was a projected borderline first-round pick, slipped all the way to the fifth round before the Cleveland Browns drafted him at No. 144 overall. The elder Sanders specifically refuted the notion that Shedeur was "unprepared" for pre-draft interviews, and that he wore headphones during one meeting with a team.