Deion Sanders snaps back at critic of his son, boldly predicts he'll be a top-5 draft pick

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The Sanders family sure knows how to pick a battle.

After Shedeur Sanders called one of his ex-teammates "mid," one of his critics tweeted at his father, who doubles as his head coach at the University of Colorado.

Deion took to X, formerly Twitter, to seemingly take a shot at, well, just about everyone.

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Head coach Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes walk together prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Pasadena, California.  (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

"Folks don't hate u because they really don't know u. They admire u in a Negative way," the Hall of Famer posted Wednesday morning. "They realize they can't be u, think like u, talk like u or walk in your shoes. That Bothers them. Always smile when u see them because that makes them admire u so much more in that negative way."

That's when an X user, who goes by KB, wrote to Deion to "tell yo son stop act like he the coldest out here then put up a 4-8 season."

Well, the coach had some time on his hands.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders talks with quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) vs Arizona at Folsom Field. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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"He will be a top 5 pick. Where yo son going ? Lololol I got time today. Lololol."

That's similar to Shedeur's earlier claim that he hadn't even seen a better quarterback than himself in this past draft. Six quarterbacks were selected in the top 12, a new record.

Xavier Smith, the allegedly "mid" player Shedeur