Shilo Sanders will have to work extra hard to get his father a more worthy birthday gift.
The younger Sanders has received less publicity than his older brother Shedeur so far this offseason, but is making his way just fine through the NFL thus far.
Sanders made his NFL debut on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took on the Tennessee Titans in preseason action. The rookie DB notched a tackle in the 29-7 Buccaneers win – something that would surely make his Hall of Fame pops Deion Sanders proud.
Proud enough to maybe gift his game-worn jersey, right? Not so fast, says Sanders.
“He didn’t want it (the game-worn debut jersey),” Sanders said with a laugh. “‘Cause, you know he’s a Hall of Famer. He expects like 30 times more. He didn’t want my jersey. I’m gonna give it to my mom, though.”
What about as a birthday gift? (The elder Sanders’ birthday falls on Aug. 9.)
“Nah, he don’t want it. I gotta get like three picks or something for him to want that,” he added with a smile.
Sanders was an undrafted free agent pickup of the Bucs this offseason. There are few better landing spots for the Colorado product than with Tampa Bay and head coach Todd Bowles, who has fostered a reputation for building up solid safety play.
Well, as the saying goes: The standard is the standard, and there’s no better standard than that of a Hall of Famer – even if you are his son.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Shilo Sanders explains why Deion didn’t want his debut jersey
