Denver sports host take shots at Shedeur Sanders over Louis Vuitton Show
It's not every day you get the opportunity to live out your dreams. For Shedeur Sanders, he knocked off a bucket list item alongside his brother, Shilo, who were models in Louis Vuitton's Fall-Winter Men's Collection Show presented by Pharrell Williams.
The Buffs standouts were two of over fifty to walk the runway in Paris, with a majority of people rooting for them. However, not everyone was pleased with CU being represented on the world stage, including a few Denver hosts who decided to speak out about it. While many were misinformed about the "team meeting" narrative, one of those who was compelled to take shots at Sanders was Nate Jackson.
Not to be confused with the highly-successful stand-up comedian, the former NFL reserve is one-third of the 'Kill U With Truth' podcast that took issue with CU's "Grown" QB being tied to a major fashion brand and claimed it to be a bad look for Colorado's recruiting efforts. Perhaps the most backward takes about the Sanders brothers creating a brand outside of their accomplishment on the football field.
"I think it's hilariously soft and weak AF," Jackson said about Sanders being in Paris. "For anyone who thinks it's a good recruiting tool, like football players are going to see that and be like, "I want to go there because I want to have an opportunity to model Louis Vuitton on the runway in Paris." You're going to have a team full of Zoolanders who can't turn left. A bunch of ambi-turners. Everything is going to have to go right. So, that's going to really shrink Pat Shurmur's playbook.
"But I'll tell you what, man... I think it's horrible for the team. Whatever the over and under is on the wins for this season, go under. These guys are going to suck. Shedeur Sanders has his mind on the wrong things. Shilo Sanders is a defensive player (and) it's a little different, I think. But when your quarterback is being celebrated in that way, and is "drinking the Kool-Aid," and he's driving the Rolls-Royce... And it's all about him and his money... really. That's going to be really, really bad, in my opinion.
"Like Chad (Brown) said, a football team is all about doing the same S*** together. And going through the same stuff together. That's how you get to know each other. That's how you get to trust one another. In college, it's different, too. Not everybody is getting paid. In the NFL, at least we're all making pretty good money. Even the practice squad guys are making enough money to live off on, at least. But Shedeur Sanders is a millionaire, and the rest of the guys are F****** peons. I think it's horrible for the program.
"You know, also at the same time.... Look, dates coincide... you think and then you didn't think and then it happens... But it just looks really bad. And anyone, in my opinion, who thinks this is going to be a good recruiting tool is sorely mistaken."
Jackson was joined by Darren McKee and former Buffs alumni Chad Brown, who all seemed to agree about Sanders and the trip to Paris. They were part of a few outliers that saw this opportunity for Deion Sanders' sons in a negative light. Brown didn't see the impact this could have for CU bringing in more revenue at large.
Sanders returned to Colorado on Thursday and resumed off-season workouts. The senior QB is looking to build off his record-breaking season last year. He threw for 3,230 yards and had 31 total touchdowns with three INTs. He was ESPN's highest-ranked transfer QB from last year and comes into the 2024 season as a Heisman hopeful.