"Cornball alert": NFL fans clown Shedeur Sanders after group text messages get "leaked" following Coach Prime and Colorado's loss

It’s been a brutal stretch for Shedeur Sanders and his family, and NFL fans aren’t letting it slide. After Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes dropped their season opener at home to Georgia Tech 27-20, questions about his late-game clock management made rounds on the internet.

To make matters worse, Shilo Sanders was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a day after an ejection in the preseason finale for throwing a punch a week earlier. The NFL fined Shilo $4,669 for punching Buffalo Bills tight end Zach Davidson.

In the middle of the chaos, Shedeur tried to rally the family. He and his oldest brother, Deion Sanders Jr., shared a group text on Instagram that read:

“As SANDERS MEN we have to regroup.”

However, what was meant to be inspirational turned into viral fodder for fans who flooded social media with jokes and sarcasm.

One fan wrote:

"Cornball alert."

Wojak

@RealSigmaMale25

Cornball alert🚨🚨

Another said, "How does this get leaked."

Inside The Dome

@inside_the_dome

How does this get leaked

One X user tweeted, "Good grief they're exhausting."

TheRightGuy

@TheRightGuy101

Good grief they're exhausting

"Bro is 3rd string on the browns, they are all cooked 😭," tweeted another.

ha

@lecuntjamez

Bro is 3rd string on the browns, they are all cooked 😭

One fan sarcastically wrote, "The fact that we’re looking at their personal conversation says all we need to know."

Ricky Vaughn

@ayy_codyy

fact we’re looking at their personal conversation says all we need to know

"Why’s it on the internet 🤷🏼‍♂️. That’s the problem," commented another.

Josh

@JoshWill280195

Why’s it on the internet 🤷🏼‍♂️. That’s the problem

While it's still early in the season for Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders, in particular, who has yet to make his NFL debut, it'll be interesting to see how the Sanders men overcome their initial setbacks.

Shedeur Sanders fans called out by Browns icon

Cleveland Browns legend Joe Thomas has a message for the “Shedeur Sanders cult” after the rookie’s rough preseason finale against the LA Rams. Sanders, who entered in the third quarter, completed just 3 of 6 passes for 14 yards and took five sacks for 41 yards in losses.

Fans rushed to blame the coaching staff, but Thomas didn't buy it.

“There’s a lot of nuance in it, which the Shedeur Sanders cult doesn’t have,” Thomas said on "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich."

Thomas sees potential in Sanders and praises his accuracy and playmaking ability, but he warns that the hype is way ahead of reality.

“Just because you have that ceiling … doesn’t mean you can do it right now,” he said.

The Browns selected Sanders as the 144th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. The rookie will sit behind Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel when the Browns open the season against the Bengals next week.