Colorado coach Deion Sanders recently confirmed that his son, Shedeur, asked both the Ravens and Eagles not to draft him . In hindsight, maybe Shedeur should have said yes.

Beyond learning the game while studying a two-time NFL MVP, Shedeur would have had a chance to play. Jackson has been injured in the past. Now that Jackson has a hamstring injury that reportedly will cause him to miss 2-3 weeks , Shedeur could have been playing as soon as Sunday, against the Texans.

Of course, Shedeur would have had to beat out Cooper Rush for the right to be Jackson’s primary backup. In Cleveland, where Shedeur believed he’d have a better shot at earning the starting job, he beat out neither Joe Flacco nor Dillon Gabriel.

Obviously, Shedeur’s path to being the full-time QB1 remains easier in

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