Deion Sanders downplays effectiveness of sign-stealing: 'You've still got to stop it'

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The University of Michigan football program has found itself in a sign-stealing controversy, but Deion Sanders isn't paying much mind to it.

The Colorado head coach says sign-stealing practically means nothing if you don't execute.

"Everyone is trying to get whatever edge they can. You can have someone's whole game plan. They can mail it to you. You've still got to stop it, you've still got to stop it…" he said on Tuesday to reporters.

"You've still got to play the game. Back in our glory days with [the] San Francisco [49ers] as well as the [Dallas] Cowboys, you know darn well Emmitt Smith is getting the ball, you know darn well Michael Irvin is running a comeback, you know darn well Jay Novacek is going to do what he's going to do, and you couldn't stop it. It is what it is. Stop it."

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Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes walks on the field before the Stanford Cardinal game at Folsom Field on Oct. 13, 2023, in Boulder. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

However, Sanders, who was also a baseball player way back when, says it's much easier to succeed on the diamond when you steal signs.

"In football, it's not as pronounced as baseball. If I know a curveball is coming, I got you," Sanders said. "With football, I don't give a darn if you know a sweep is coming, you've still got to stop it. Physically, it's a physical game. You've got to stop it. That's a little tough. I don't buy into a lot of that stuff that someone is stealing this or stealing that."

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders plays a little catch on the field before the Oregon Ducks game at Autzen Stadium