Coming off one of the best seasons a safety has had in the last decade, Kevin Byard was a young player fighting for a little recognition when he engaged one of the NFL’s legendary defensive backs.

Byard was named All-Pro in his second year with the Tennessee Titans in 2017 after having eight interceptions. The following offseason, Tyrann Mathieu signed with the Houston Texans, and Deion Sanders, then a part-time analyst for NFL Network, declared Honey Badger the best safety in the league.

Byard took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote:

How do you make this statement and not include the two first team AP All Pro safeties @DeionSanders #INeedAnswers

To his surprise, Sanders clapped back.

You’re looking at who writers tell u who’s the best I know who players and former players fee

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