Deion Sanders Jr. has documented nearly every step of his brother’s rise to the NFL, but he has a bad feeling about this Sunday. With a brutal winter storm bearing down on Cleveland, the man behind the camera is worried he-and his equipment-might not survive the conditions to capture Shedeur Sanders’ second career start.
“Idk if my camera can make it in those conditions,” Deion Jr. wrote on X (formerly Twitter), reacting to the bleak forecast surrounding the Browns’ high-stakes clash with the San Francisco 49ers.
The weather outlook is enough to make anyone nervous. Morning rains are expected to transition into driving snow showers by kickoff, with wind speeds whipping between 25 and 35 mph and temperatures plummeting into the 30s.
It is a harsh reality check for the Sanders era in Cleveland, creating the exact frozen scenario their father, Deion Sanders, publicly feared for his son during the draft process.
Stefanski has Shedeur’s experience with the Buffs
While Shedeur grew up in the South, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is banking on the quarterback’s college days in Boulder to help him navigate the elements.
“He played in Colorado. That’s a lot of wind that you’re going to get,” Stefanski insisted during a November 28 presser. “You’re going to get all sorts of weather. So he’s good to go.” Stefanski has doubled down on Shedeur, choosing him to start over a healthy Dillon Gabriel.
The decision is a massive vote of confidence following Shedeur’s debut win against the Raiders, where he flashed elite arm talent with completions of 66, 52, and 39 yards-the longest by any Browns QB this season. However, his 55% completion rate suggests accuracy issues that high winds and wet footballs will only exacerbate.
Sanders will finally know what it’s like to play in the NFL
This will be the first time Shedeur faces NFL-level adversity in true winter conditions. While he played a few cold games late in the season at Colorado, Sunday presents a different beast entirely.
With the 49ers’ defense coming to town and the weather turning hostile, the “Prime” experiment in Cleveland is about to face its toughest stress test yet.
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