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Deion Sanders blasts 'fan' who criticized his take, doesn't realize who he's talking to

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“You never played the game.”

It’s the athlete’s ultimate trump card to shut down a non-athlete who questions him in a sports debate.

But the athlete would be wise to be sure he’s right before he plays it.

In a recent episode of his NFL Network show “21st and Prime,” Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders was effusive in his praise for then-free agent safety Tyrann Mathieu.

“Honey Badger is the best safety in the game to me,” Sanders declared. “He really is. He has all the intangibles. And it’s not too many safeties that can come down and handle the slot receiver in our game today. He can tackle in the box. He can play the middle of the field. He can even get out there on the corner if need be.

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“I love this guy and all his attributes. He is the guy.”

Not everyone, however, agreed with his assessment.

A Twitter user asked how Sanders could overlook the top two safeties on the Associated Press All-Pro first team.

The question, in fact, came from one of the safeties on the Associated Press All-Pro first team — the Tennessee Titans’ Kevin Byard.

Sanders apparently didn’t recognize the name.

“You’re looking at who writers tell u who’s the best I know who players and former players feel is the best,” he tweeted. “I rest my case.

“You continue to be a fan and i will continue being the man.”

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Byard tied for the NFL lead in interceptions last season with eight. In addition to the All-Pro nod, the second-year man was named to his first Pro Bowl.

He isn’t exactly a household name, but Byard certainly should be familiar to an NFL Network analyst and DB expert like Sanders.

Twitter users unleashed on “Primetime.”

There’s no word yet on whether Sanders backpedaled on his remark and apologized to the “fan.”

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Todd Windsor is a senior story editor at The Western Journal. He has worked as an editor or reporter in news and sports for more than 30 years.
Todd Windsor is a senior story editor at The Western Journal. He was born in Baltimore and grew up in Maryland. He graduated from the University of Miami (he dreams of wearing the turnover chain) and has worked as an editor and reporter in news and sports for more than 30 years. Todd started at The Miami News (defunct) and went on to work at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., the St. Petersburg (now Tampa Bay) Times, The Baltimore Sun and Space News before joining Liftable Media in 2016. He and his beautiful wife have two amazing daughters and a very old Beagle.
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