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Deion Sanders Teases Travis Hunter Return If NFL Team Won’t Let Him Play Both Ways

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Deion Sanders and Travis Hunter on the field for the Colorado football team.

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Travis Hunter is expected to be a first round NFL Draft pick come April. Many have the Heisman favorite listed as the top overall selection as he wraps up his junior year in Boulder.

With that being said, he still has a season of eligibility remaining. This week, Deion Sanders filled listeners in on what it would take to make him return.

Hunter is college football’s most versatile player. Excelling on both offense and defense, he leads the Buffs in both interceptions and receiving yards while helping his team vie for a Big 12 Championship.

He’s said he’d like to continue playing on both sides of the ball as a pro. The question is, will NFL teams be open to giving him the opportunity?

Some have expressed their doubts. Super Bowl winning corner Richard Sherman doesn’t believe Hunter, or anyone else for that matter, has what it takes to succeed on offense and defense in the league. The competition is too good and the task too exhausting.

Through it all, Travis Hunter has remained firm on his outlook. It’s something he’s done at every other level of football. He wants to play both sides!

Deion Sanders suggested it could be a deal breaker in regard to his immediate NFL future. He teased the idea of a return to Colorado if not given the chance.

“You never know how the NFL acts,” Deion Sanders said. “If that certain team don’t want to allow him to do what he does… you never know what he may do.”

The Colorado football team will host Senior Day on Friday as they close out the regular season. Travis Hunter should walk alongside those graduates with this likely being his final campaign. There’s a 99.9% chance that will be the case.

Sanders left the door ever-so-slightly ajar. He’s mentioned the role he’ll play in the draft process for both Hunter and his son, Shedeur, when the time comes. That includes rejecting suitors he doesn’t see as a fit. One way to do that is to spurn the NFL altogether. It’s probably not going to happen, but the threat might at least open teams’ minds up to considering Hunter’s request to play both ways.