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Shannon Sharpe puts Shilo Sanders' NFL Draft fate under the scanner after Coach Prime lays down his 1 condition to join NFL

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders had the chance to coach his sons Shedeur and Shilo on the collegiate level. Some, such as ESPN's Pat McAfee, have floated the idea that Coach Prime would be a flashy and intriguing head coaching hire for an NFL team that needs rejuvenation.

Deion himself has said he would only consider moving to the NFL if he had the opportunity to once again work with both his kids.

"The only way I would consider continuing is that I'm coaching my sons, plural," Coach Prime said Wednesday on "Good Morning America." "Not son. Sons."

What are the chances that the Sanders family can team up at the next level?

Shannon Sharpe, who played tight end for 14 years in the pros, isn't so sure, suggesting that the prospect grade on Shilo isn't nearly as high as it will be for Shedeur.

"We know Shedeur is gonna have a high grade," Sharpe said on "Nightcap" on Wednesday. "What type of grade is Shilo going to have? Does he have a third-round, fourth-round, fifth-round, sixth-round, seventh-round grade? Free agent? That's the question."

Sharpe added that he isn't sure Shilo Sanders will be taken before the fifth round. The Hall of Fame tight end also stressed how precious a team's choices in the NFL draft are.

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Chad Johnson responds to Coach Prime's NFL prospects

Hearing Coach Prime's comments, Sharpe's co-host, Chad Johnson, gave his take on the topic.

"Wherever Shedeur goes, there's an opportunity, there's a chance at some point in the near future that Deion could be the head coach of that team if that team suffers early on," Johnson said. "All he's doing now is planting the seed. Now you done put it out there now, so the opportunity is going to present itself. ... The tongue is powerful. Anything you say, there's a chance it will happen."

Sharpe, on the other hand, doesn't think that Coach Prime will want to leave Boulder.

Prime said on "Good Morning America" that he loves where he's at.

"I don't know," Johnson responded. "Even with a great situation, you don't pass up that kind of money. You don't pass up an opportunity like that."

As it pertains to Shedeur, the QB is in the thick of being the first player taken off the board, but others could command that top spot as well. The Tennessee Titans currently own the first choice in the draft. Miami quarterback Cam Ward and Sanders' Buffaloes teammate, Heisman winner Travis Hunter, are also in the mix.

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