Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter
Determination To Retire Numbers Is ‘Odd’
Ex-CU Star Chad Brown Says
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Colorado legend Chad Brown‘s clearly not a fan of his alma mater making the fast determination to retire Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter‘s jersey numbers … telling TMZ Sports activities he finds the selection “odd.”
The varsity revealed earlier this month they’re placing away the Nos. 2 and 12 eternally in honor of the latest Buffaloes’ efforts on the gridiron … however Brown instructed us Friday he doesn’t love the transfer.
The previous Buffs linebacker — who left the varsity in 1993 — mentioned each guys are definitely deserving of the glory … however so are a bunch of others who’ve been ready far longer.
“If we have been a program which handed this stuff out on a regular basis,” he mentioned, “I believe myself and a number of different former alumni would take a look at this by means of a really, very completely different lens.”
“However contemplating how extremely conservative now we have been, and now to do it to 2 guys, who’re each on campus nonetheless — their graduating class hasn’t even left campus but — it feels a bit odd.”
Brown just isn’t alone within the sentiment … he mentioned he is spoken to over a dozen former Buffaloes, and “most really feel the identical manner that I do.”
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In actual fact, the backlash grew so loud … Deion Sanders on Thursday truly addressed it — and ripped it aside.
Brown nonetheless instructed us he would have a lot reasonably seen his outdated teammate, Deon Figures, rating the glory forward of Coach Prime’s son.
“For an additional No. 2 to get in earlier than him,” Brown mentioned, “I am not saying that Shedeur just isn’t deserving or worthy of that form of dialog — but when I’ll honor a No. 2, it might be Deon Figures first.”
Colorado — which has solely beforehand retired 4 numbers ever — will formally bestow the glory on Hunter and Shedeur later Saturday … simply earlier than the varsity’s spring sport.
