"We ain't done baby": $45 million worth Deion Sanders celebrates marvelous journey of his sneaker line after its latest achievement
Deion Sanders' Nike Air DT Max 96 earned the Sneaker of the Year-Retro Line award from Nice Kicks, beating out Nike Air Foamposite 1, Nike Kobe 8, Nike Kid 4 and Adidas Crazy 8. The Max 96 received 177 points, with 36 votes for first place, 24 for second, and 21 for third place. The Foamposite 1 came second with 160 points.
Winning the award, Sanders dropped a long message in an Instagram post on his account saying:
"Thank you Lord and thank u to all responsible for this magnificent award. I appreciate u all I don’t take any of this for granted. Tracey Teague & 1 set out with @nike to design shoes that captured who I was on the field an off. From the hood all the way to the suburbs embraced what we put on display still to this day you show love & respect.
"We ain’t done baby. I’m praying @nike can continue this PRIME Line carried on by my sons on & off the field @shedeursanders @shilosanders & @deionsandersjr . Just because I don’t play the game anymore don’t mean I don’t have Game! We’re STILL SELLING OUT STADIUMS & SHOES! @2legendary ! Thank all y’all ."
Sanders, who is worth $45 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, has been an influential figure in college football. He joined Colorado and helped transform the program from a 1-11 season to a 9-3 season in just two years. He brought in his son Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, both of whom added several individual accolades this season.
"We're not here for the festivities": Deion Sanders on mentality before Alamo Bowl
Deion Sanders prepared his boys to win the upcoming Alamo Bowl against the BYU Cougars on Dec. 28. The Buffaloes missed the playoff berth owing to the defeat against Kansas in Week 13. Now, all that remains is to end the season with a victory against the Cougars.
"Well, the purpose is to win the game," Sanders said in an interview. "It's like the main course. You know, the appetizers and all other stuff. So we're happy to go through what we need to go through to get to what we need to get to. But the young men know what we're here for. We're not here for the festivities. We're not here for all of the things, the tangibles. We're here to win this football game."
Deion Sanders and his boys flew off to San Antonio Sunday in a luxurious jet that was chartered to the Buffaloes.