Going from college football to the NFL is already sufficient of an adjustment, however Caleb Williams may have another issue to take care of, Deion Sanders says.
The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner is prone to be the No. 1 total choose within the NFL Draft, which is held by the Chicago Bears.
Williams has spent the final two years on the University of Southern California after spending a season at Oklahoma.
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USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams runs towards the bench after a landing through the first quarter towards the Washington Huskies at United Airways Discipline at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles Nov. 4, 2023. (Jessica Alcheh/USA At this time Sports activities)
The 22-year-old grew up in Washington, D.C., so he is not completely a stranger to the northeast. Nevertheless, Sanders is worried Williams will probably be going from enjoying nearly all of his soccer in heat climate to potential frigid temperatures.
“Let me tell you something that I have a problem with. And this kid can flat out play. I think he’s the best one on the board this year for sure. A kid that’s coming from California for the last couple years, right? And went to Oklahoma. That’s not terribly cold. Chicago’s cold, man,” Sanders informed Mad Canine Sports activities Radio, through Professional Soccer Speak.
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams warms up earlier than a sport towards UCLA Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Ryan Solar)
“You gotta think about that kind of stuff when you’re taking a young man. Like, see, when you take a guy from Ohio State and you bring him to Chicago, OK, I could understand that. But from California to Chicago? Not only that, they added what? One or two more games in the NFL. Seventeen games. Come on, man. You gotta factor in that stuff. That stuff matters.”
Sanders’ son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, will enter the 2025 NFL Draft, and pop is afraid his son will probably be coping with an analogous state of affairs as Williams.
Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes, left, has a phrase with Shedeur Sanders (2) earlier than his first offensive drive within the first half of a sport towards the Oregon State Beavers at Folsom Discipline Nov. 4, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Pictures)
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“Like, I don’t want my kid [Shedeur] going nowhere cold next year. He grew up in Texas. He played in Jackson, played in Colorado. Season’s over before it gets cold in Colorado. I’m just thinking way ahead. I don’t want that for him.”
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