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Deion Sanders Calls Out 10 NFL Teams That Skipped Jackson State Pro Day
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Deion Sanders is nam- ing and shaming the ten NFL teams he says failed to send a representative to Jackson State’s Pro Day.
Sanders posted an In- stagram video earlier this week sharing his thoughts on Pro Day, which he said had been “phenomenal.” How- ever, he paused to say that ten teams had not attended, and did not hold back on crit- icizing them for not sending any personnel.
“There’s 32 teams in this
DEION SANDERS
Crayola box,” Sanders said. “Therefore, the Dolphins, the Broncos, the Texans, the Bills, the Buccaneers, the Ravens, the Panthers, the
Browns, the Vikings, and the Eagles, where art thou? You could have sent somebody, man. You could have shown up just a little bit.
“I guarantee you that you’re going to go to Missis- sippi State and Ole Miss. I guarantee you you’re going to show up there. I understand, you’re saying they have more talent, I understand. Guess what? We’re coming. And when we arrive, you better be here. Because our kids de- serve it.”
Vikings’ Za’Darius Smith Eager To ‘Thank’ Packers
ZA’DARIUS SMITH
Outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith moved within the NFC North this off- season, so he’ll have the op- portunity to play his former team, the Green Bay Packers, twice with his new team, the Minnesota Vikings, during the 2022 NFL regular season.
“It’s not weird,” Smith said at a press conference last week. “It’s pretty cool because we can get a chance to play them twice a year. It’s going to be good to see them guys again when I get a chance to meet them on the field.”
The Greenville High School alumnus signed with the Vikings after the Packers re- leased him on March 14 with one season remaining on a four-year, $66 million con- tract.
“Like I said, I want to thank them,” Smith said, giving an if-you-know-what-I-mean look. “But, yeah, man I can’t wait. That’s one game that I’m looking forward to.”
Peyton Manning Wants
The Retirement Gifts He
Gave To Tom Brady Back
Every NFL fan around the world celebrated the news that Tom Brady was re- turning to the game recently, having initially announced his plan to retire just weeks earlier.
Well, almost every NFL fan.
It turns out that another great of the game, Peyton Manning, sent Brady a handwritten note and a bot- tle of wine after he first an- nounced he was hanging up his boots, in recognition of his incredible career.
Now, he’s jokingly said that he wants them back fol- lowing the legendary quar-
PEYTON MANNING AND TOM BRADY
terback’s surprise U-turn.
"I want the letter back," Manning joked during the Mint Collective event in Las
Vegas over the weekend. "You got to read all these nice things. I want it back. I want the bottle of wine back,
too," he added.
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