Deion Sanders Ridicules Reporters for ‘Attacking’ College Athletes out of Jealousy: ‘Now They’re Making More Money Than Y’all!’

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders believes reporters have been “attacking” college athletes out of jealousy in the NIL era.

During the team weekly press conference Tuesday, Sanders explained how the landscape has changed. With athletes now able to profit from their name, image, and likeness — or NIL — it’s not uncommon for the top college football players to make hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. This, according to Sanders, has led to the media becoming even more critical of the athletes.

When I say I genuinely love these kids, I generally really do. It’s not about what they can do for me on the football field. It’s about what I can help them with in life. They’re football players. Some of these guys are definitely going pro; but I just want to equip them with the the weapons to win life because, you know, football has changed. The landscape landscape has changed in football. Once upon a time, you guys never attacked college players. Now, they’re making more money than y’all and some of y’all are envious and jealous about that; so you’re on the attack. It was, ‘Hands off a college player because he’s an amateur.’ Remember? Remember that, guys? Now, it’s, ‘Hands on. Go at him any kind of way you want. They’re making more money than me and I’m mad about it. I’m I’m upset about it.’

And when you attack them, attack them, attack them, these guys are sensitive. They’ve never been attacked. Most of them are out of high school or two years or three years in college, but they’re still sensitive to slander. They hadn’t gone through what a grown man, what I’ve been going through with y’all for years. They haven’t done that, so — it is what it is. I know you’re going to do your job and what you must do, but your job does not say, ‘Attack.’ If they didn’t play well, leave it at that; but the personal stuff, leave it to be personal because if we start flipping the script on y’all, you wouldn’t like it.

I can easily — thank you, Lord, for stopping me right there. Oh, that was almost a good one. That would have went viral.