‘I Can Talk Bad About His Team…Miss Me With That’: Shannon Sharpe Says Media Targets Colorado Buffs Team Members Because They Don’t Like Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders is a lightning rod for controversy and drama, whether he’s trying to stir the pot or not. Shannon Sharpe is Team Deion all the way and has a solid relationship with the charismatic Colorado Buffaloes coach dating back to their days in the NFL and as on-air colleagues at CBS. Shannon Sharpe (R) says Deion Sanders (L) receives criticism and hate from some media and fans because he is a Black man who lacks the humility white America wants to see. (PHOTO: Getty Images) Shannon Sharpe Says Race Dictates the Way Deion Sanders Is Covered In an appearance on the& “Get Got Pod”& this week with Marshawn Lynch and Michael Robinson, Sharpe discussed his friend and also suggested that race is the defining factor in the way Sanders is covered. “The crux of the argument is Black people are supposed to be humble,” Sharpe explained. “Be thankful you’re coaching, be thankful you’re in the NFL, be thankful you’re in the NBA, be thankful you’re the heavyweight champion of the world. Just be thankful that you have a job. Who are you to boast and brag and tell us how great you are? You should just be thankful that...