Sanders knows about the "hatred" towards him that people express online, but he acknowledges that most of it comes from an older generation of people who watched his dad Deion Sanders play in the NFL. He thinks they have a predisposition toward him because of his father.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders feels a bulk of the criticism he receives may be carried over from what people have to say about a different Sanders. The 2025 fifth-round pick spoke with reporters on Saturday and said that he believes "Ninety-nine percent" of the critiques he gets are more related to his father,

While many fans have differing opinions on Deion Sanders and his family, that has not changed who they are as a family. They know how to joke and laugh with each other like nobody’s business. This was on display when Shedeur Sanders,