On or off the field, Deion Sanders turned the Buffs from an afterthought into a headline machine. Thirteen wins in two seasons? Solid. But that 9-win run last season, cracking the playoff rankings, coaching a Heisman winner, and turning Boulder into NIL heaven? That’s a whole saga. And just when the NFL chatter got loud, Colorado hit the panic button and backed up the Brinks truck with a massive extension. But looks like it’s giving Stephen A. Smith a headache as he is not satisfied with Prime Time’s contract extension.
Prime Time just cashed in, and the bank teller didn’t even blink. After flipping Colorado from a 4-8 mess to a 9-4 contender, Deion Sanders locked down a five-year, $54 million extension through 2029. That’s not just a raise—that’s a power move.
His base salary nearly doubles to $10 million, making him the highest-paid coach in the Big 12. And it only gets richer: $10 million in 2026, $11 million in both 2027 and 2028, and a cool $12 million to close it out. Now, the entire nation is talking about Coach Prime’s massive deal, and Stephen A. Smith made a bold statement on ESPN YT channel, saying:
“I’m not happy. Five years, 54 million—Deion Sanders deserves more. I’m happy for him; it seems like a really good contract. I applauded it last week. But upon further thinking, reminding myself of how irrelevant Colorado was until he brought them national—not just national attention, but national prominence.”
He further explains the kind of money he wants Deion Sanders to get, saying, “I think the brother’s worth at least 25 million more myself. But I’m happy for him. He’s happy, so I’m happy for him. But let me be very clear to America—Prime Time, Deion Sanders, specifically at the University of Colorado, with what he has done for that program, that brother is underpaid.” No wonder Stephen is rooting for Sanders to get more salary as he himself cracked a massive deal earlier this month.
Yes, you heard that right. Stephen A. Smith has signed a new five-year contract with ESPN that is worth $100 million. And poking fun at him Shannon Sharpe says, “You see what happens Canty when you get these deals is worth north of a hundred million you get to say somebody else is being underpaid i I wouldn’t know anything about.”
Well, looks like the entire football world is cashing in massive deals.
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