ESPN analyst takes offense to Deion Sanders' recruiting tactics: 'This s--- ain't funny'

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Deion Sanders has some unorthodox recruiting methods.

The new University of Colorado head coach said a couple of weeks ago he recruits quarterbacks with a high GPA who are from "dual parent" homes and looks for "single mama" households for defensive linemen he tries to lure.

It may or may not have been a joke, but an ESPN pundit didn't take it lightly.

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Deion Sanders, Colorado's new head football coach, takes questions in the Arrow Touchdown Club during a press conference Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo.  (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Marcus Spears, who played nine NFL seasons, isn't a fan of Sanders' ideas.

"This s--- ain't funny," he tweeted on Sunday.

"Well, we have different attributes. Smart, tough, fast, disciplined with character. Now, quarterbacks are different," Sanders told Rich Eisen earlier this month. "We want mother, father. Dual parent. We want that kid to be 3.5 [GPA] and up. Because he has to be smart. Not bad decisions off the field, at all. Because he has to be a leader of men. 

Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders arrives at a basketball game against the Colorado State Rams in Boulder Dec. 8, 2022.  (Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)

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"Defensive linemen is totally opposite. Single mama, trying to get it, he’s on free lunch," Sanders added. "I’m talking about just trying to make it. He’s trying to rescue mama. Like mama barely made the flight. And I want him to