Shedeur Sanders drove a custom, black and gold Rolls-Royce during his time at Colorado. Many believed he had added another custom luxury car to his collection after being drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
Deion Sanders Jr. was seen in a YouTube video showing a custom, dark green Rolls-Royce being delivered to the Sanders family estate in Canton, Texas. Many originally assumed the car — rumored to be worth at least $500,000 — belonged to the Browns quarterback, as he could be heard discussing the vehicle with his half-brother in the video.
However, Colorado coach Deion Sanders dispelled the notion in a post to his X profile Monday.
‘LIES!’ read the reply to a post that claimed Shedeur Sanders had purchased a Rolls-Royce.
The elder Sanders did not offer any additional information for — or by — whom the car was purchased.
Either way, the rumored purchase shined a light on Sanders’ signing bonus, which he admitted ‘wasn’t that high’ when asked whether he would try to buy the No. 2 jersey off DeAndre Carter shortly after being drafted.
‘I’m not trying to buy anything,’ Sanders told reporters at a media availability in early May. ‘My signing bonus ain’t that high right now.’
Sanders got a $446,553 signing bonus as part of the four-year, $4.6 million rookie deal he signed with the Browns after being chosen in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. His rookie deal is worth less than the $6.5 million NIL valuation he had by the end of his time at Colorado, according to On3, though he will almost certainly be able to bridge that gap with sponsorship deals.
(This story was updated to add new information.)