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Shedeur Sanders' brother Deion Jr. posts 'enemies' Bible verse after Browns game

Deion Sanders Jr. always has his family's back, and that certainly was the case after Shedeur Sanders controversial benching in the Browns preseason finale.
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Aug 23, 2025; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders listens to the national anthem before the game between the Browns and the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field.
Aug 23, 2025; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders listens to the national anthem before the game between the Browns and the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field. | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

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NFL conspiracy theories are alive and well thanks to the controversial benching of Shedeur Sanders at the end of the Cleveland Browns game for the two-minute drill.

The most talked about fifth round pick in the history of the NFL was taken out of the game by head coach Kevin Stefanski, replaced by Tyler "Snoop" Huntley.

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Aug 23, 2025; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders reacts during the second half against the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field. | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Stefanski was asked about benching Sanders after the game, and he confirmed that it was a coach's decision, and when pressed about what Deion Sanders' famous son said to him on the sidelines, the two-time NFL Coach of the Year only said, "He's a competitive kid, but the plan was to go with Snoop there."

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Sanders said after the game, "I thought I was in and then he told me I wasn't."

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Now let the debate rage on as most Sanders feel like the Colorado Buffaloes standout and NIL multi-millionaire rock star was never given a chance, and one person who had a cryptic Bible verse was his older brother, Deion Sanders Jr.

“From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me,” Sanders posted on X and Instagram.

It's obvious that is has become either, you're pro Shedeur and he was never given a chance given the Browns brass always wanted Dillion Gabriel to win out over Shedeur, or you're anti Shedeur and point to plays like this that there's a reason he fell to the fifth round.

The Browns have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. eastern to decide what to do with their four-quarterback conundrum to get down to the 53-man roster for Week 1 of the NFL regular season.

It'll be a dramatic day. Probably the most exciting cut day ever for what is most likely to be the the third-string quarterback on the Browns roster.

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Matthew Graham has over 20 years of media experience and oversees The Athlete Lifestyle On SI. He has had previous leadership roles at NBC Sports, Yahoo, and USA TODAY, where he co-founded For The Win (named Best Mobile Site by Digiday). He has also written for ESPN, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, People, E! Online, and FHM, covering major sports and entertainment events like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and winning the Yahoo Superstar Award for coverage of the Olympics.

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