Colorado football rumors: Deion Sanders has ‘non-football reasons’ for silencing reporting from practice

Reports indicate that head coach Deion Sanders has enforced limits on media members attending practices of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. While limits are normal, especially in time of the offseason, it appears some of the limits are considered a bit extreme.

At least that’s what Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk claims. He shared information from David Ubben of The Athletic and Tony Farmer of the “Last Men Standing” podcast, who both revealed some of the restrictions being placed on reporters and fans attending Colorado’s practices. It’s said the program sent emails to reporters planning to attend the practices with all of the rules and guidelines.

“Nothing observed at practice may be reported, published, posted, broadcast or otherwise shared in any form, on any platform, at any time,” Colorado said in the email. “If you are uncertain whether something is reportable, the answer is that it is not.

“Violations of these guidelines may result in removal from the facility, revocation of credentials and restriction of future access for the individual and the outlet, consistent with CU Athletics media policies,” the email explained.

It’s said that fans and media members alike were required to surrender their phones before entering Colorado’s practice. While the restrictions appear to be a tad extreme, it is noteworthy that most college football programs close practices entirely. So, Deion Sanders and the Buffalos do not appear to be stepping out of bounds with their approach to fans and media.

However, Tony Farmer ignited rumors after sharing the full email he received from Colorado on X. Farmer claims that Sanders and the program limited practices for, what he says, non-football reasons. He also states that this information comes amid Shilo Sanders’ trial date on August 31 for bankruptcy issues.

But no where in the email does it say that Colorado limited practices for non-football reasons. Nor is it clear how the Buffaloes’ practices are linked to Shilo Sanders’ trial. When confronted about his declarations in the comments on his post on X, Farmer refuses to share more details regarding his “non-football reasons” claims.

“Holy c***! I’ve never seen anything like this and my sources tell me that there are non-football reasons for it,” Farmer said. “Deion Sanders’ Colorado University sent this to members of the media prior to practice.

“It says, ‘nothing observed at practice may be reported’ and if so, they can expect ‘revocation of credentials’ – reporters can’t even take notes,” Farmer continued. “This is amid the backdrop of Shilo Sanders’ August 31 trial date for a bankruptcy issue. What is going on in Colorado?”

While the outside noise grows a bit louder in Colorado, the Buffaloes are busy preparing for the upcoming season. Deion Sanders and his team will open the new campaign with a Week 1 matchup on the road against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.