Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders confirmed he took precautions in case certainly one of his stars suffers an harm of their bowl recreation.
Colorado (9-3) faces BYU (10-2) within the Alamo Bowl on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Sanders’ son, Buffaloes QB Shedeur, and CB/WR Travis Hunter will play though draft-eligible gamers usually skip bowl video games.
On Monday, Sanders and Colorado athletic director Rick George introduced they secured insurance coverage insurance policies for the duo.
“We occur to have two gamers which might be in all probability gonna be the primary two picks of the NFL Draft,” Sanders stated, per DNVR Sports activities Ryan Koenigsberg. “They usually have acquired, I feel, the best variety of protection that has ever been lined in faculty soccer … It far exceeds anybody [who] has performed this recreation of school soccer.”
In a chunk printed Tuesday, a Colorado spokesperson informed Entrance Workplace Sports activities’ Dennis Young the Buffaloes gave different gamers insurance coverage insurance policies. The supply did not reveal the fee, advantages or whether or not they cowl incapacity, essential harm or lack of worth.
Nonetheless, taking part in within the bowl recreation carries threat for Shedeur and Hunter.
Shedeur ranks third within the FBS in landing passes (35) by 12 begins. In the meantime, Hunter — the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner — is second in TD catches (14 in 12 video games) and tied for tenth in passes defended (11).
In Tankathon’s latest mock draft, the New York Giants (2-13) take Shedeur with the No. 1 decide, and the New England Patriots (3-12) choose Hunter with the No. 2 decide.
After the Chicago Bears drafted QB Caleb Williams with the No. 1 general decide in 2024, he signed a completely assured four-year, $39.4M deal.
The NFL has but to disclose its 2025 wage cap, but when Shedeur or Hunter is the No. 1 decide in April, their offers could be much like Williams’.
Sanders might imagine the document insurance coverage insurance policies will encourage extra stars to play in bowl video games, however it will in all probability not result in vital adjustments.
Most faculty coaches haven’t got the identical affect because the Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, and high prospects who are suffering accidents might nonetheless doubtlessly lose tens of millions.
