Former Colorado QB Takes Delicate Shot at Deion Sanders After NFL Draft

[ad_1] Colorado quarterback Kaidon Salter didn’t fairly end his faculty profession on the excessive be aware he had hoped.

Due to his rocky 2025 season, Salter’s draft inventory took a reasonably vital hit. He entered the 2026 draft with an opportunity to nonetheless be a late-round choice, however 10 QBs heard their named known as in the course of the three-day occasion — Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Carson Beck, Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, Cole Payton, Taylen Inexperienced, Athan Kaliakmanis, Behren Morton, and Garrett Nussmeier — however Salter wasn’t one in all them.

Nonetheless, his NFL desires are nonetheless alive as he was invited to Tennessee Titans rookie camp not lengthy after the draft.

Salter celebrated the invite on social media, and he promptly thanked his former coach — but it surely wasn’t Deion Sanders.

“THANK YOU TO HUGH FREEZE LIBERTY AND FOR TAKING A CHANCE ON THE KID NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU,” Salter posted on X.

<img id="11896477" alt="Former Colorado QB Kaidon Salter and head coach Deion Sanders" caption="Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes congratulates Kaidon Salter after a first half touchdown against the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens at Folsom Field on September 6, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)" credit="" sourcealt="" sources="[]" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" width="6074" height="4049" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1536px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw" srcset="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=640&quality=80&webp=1 640w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=750&quality=80&webp=1 750w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=1000&quality=80&webp=1 1000w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=1200&quality=80&webp=1 1200w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=1360&quality=80&webp=1 1360w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1 1600w" src="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233443237.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1"/> Salter, a former four-star QB and a top-50 nationwide recruit within the class of 2021, performed for Freeze at Liberty in 2021 and 2022 earlier than Freeze left for the Auburn head-coaching job in 2023. He transferred to Liberty from Tennessee after having a number of run ins with the legislation.

Followers have been fast to hit the remark part and rip into Salter for not thanking Sanders or Colorado for giving him a chance after leaving Liberty.

“Why not thank @CUBuffsFootball and @DeionSanders as properly? By no means be disrespectful or burn bridges. That is additionally wild as a result of your brother remains to be taking part in for CU…I pray that issues work out for you however this isn't the best way to open doorways and blessings,” one fan replied.

“So, umm… by that logic, should not you even be appreciative in direction of the Buffaloes for additionally taking an opportunity on you, though it looks as if it did not work?” one other fan added.

“And right here you go. #CU gave you a a lot larger platform to get extra eyes on you. You had your professional day at #CU and your brother is presently on the soccer staff. 🤦🏿♂️,” a 3rd fan posted.