Former Nuggets Player Shares Incredible Deion Sanders Story
During a recent episode of Gil's Arena, former Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson shared the incredible story of his son joining Deion Sanders on the University of Colorado football team.
"I sent Deion his highlights when he was a junior," Robinson said. "My son had like eight picks, he was one of the top players in the state of Washington... Deion was like, 'I'm gonna keep my eye on him.' I was like cool, just from the perspective of like if my son could go anywhere, I would like him to go to you, like if he's a walk-on, if he's a scholarship, whatever... When I told Deion that my son wasn't getting heavily recruited... Deion was like if he ain't getting no looks bring him here. We don't got no scholarships, but he can walk on and earn one for next year. I was like bet, I want him to actually earn it so you guys can see he can actually play. And now that he's playing there, he sent me some clips today of him locking up."
While not many coaches were giving Robinson's son Nahmier Robinson opportunities, Deion Sanders did, and now has a hungry defensive back in his program. Stories like these are really cool, especially coming from somebody like Robinson, who spoke on his son having to overcome some of the same challenges he had as a smaller player.
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