Colorado's Shedeur Sanders says he doesn't 'even remember' former teammate who criticized Deion Sanders

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Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has recently faced some headwinds on the roster building front. The Buffaloes have experienced a mass exodus in the weeks after the spring opening of the transfer portal.

One of the departing players, Xavier Smith, raised some eyebrows when he criticized his former coach. 

Smith said Sanders pushed him to transfer at some point after the NFL legend became the coach in Boulder. He told The Athletic Sanders told him he should "probably hit the portal" and didn’t want him to "waste a year thinking I could earn a spot."

"I was actually getting mad, like tears coming to my eyes. Because, bro, you never even tried to get to know me," Smith added.

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Head coach Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders (2) of the Colorado Buffaloes walk together prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium Oct. 28, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif.  (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

The player also accused his former coach of "destroying guys' confidence."

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"He was destroying guys’ confidence and belief in themselves," Smith told The Athletic in a story published April 29. "The way he did it, it could’ve been done with a little more compassion."

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks the perimeter of the field as players warm up before a game against Colorado State Sept. 16, 2023, in Boulder, Colo.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

But Smith's former teammate, Shedeur Sanders, came to the defense of his father and trolled the former Buffaloes safety in the process.

"Ion even remember him tbh.