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Colorado coach Deion Sanders isn't worried about steering his players from certain teams anymore

It appears that neither Colorado star in the NFL Draft will be pulling an Eli Manning. Or, for an older reference, pulling a John Elway.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders made some headlines last year when he said that he would make sure his two first-round prospects, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, would go to certain franchises. He insinuated that he'd advise them to not play for certain poorly run teams, and even said about that potential situation, "It’s going to be an Eli.”

Manning, and Elway before him, refused to play for the teams that drafted them first overall and forced trades.