Deion Sanders is currently the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and is one of the most popular names in the wide world of sports. He has taken the college football world by storm since becoming a head coach.
However, before being a head coach in college, "Coach Prime" was one of the best defensive backs that the NFL has seen.
Originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the No. 5 overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft, Sanders went on to have an illustrious 14-year career.
Back in the 1989 draft, there were many teams interested in him. One of those teams was the Green Bay Packers.
Sanders recently spoke out and revealed a story about the bold warning that he sent the Packers.
While speaking to students at Colorado, Sanders shared how he ended up with the Falcons.
"So, we wanted Troy Aikman in that draft to go first; he was a dear friend of mine," Sanders said. "We played together. We won a Super Bowl together. He went first. I was not going to Green Bay."
He continued on, opening up about his mindset about potentially playing in Green Bay.
"They had second pick. Do not draft me. I promise you, I'm not going to Green Bay. It's freezing. I'm a Black man. You know how we are. I'm not doing that, okay."
Instead of drafting Sanders, the Packers took offensive lineman Tony Madarich. Looking back, things would have been so much different if Sanders was open to playing in Green Bay.
After landing with Atlanta, Sanders went on to play in 188 career games. He played for the Falcons for five years, had a stop with the San Francisco 49ers in 1994, played five years with the Dallas Cowboys from 1995 through 1999, and then finished out his career with one season playing for the Washington Commanders two years with the Baltimore Ravens.
In all of those games, Sanders totaled 296 tackles, a sack, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 53 interceptions, nine defensive touchdowns, and 94 defended passes.
