CFL team targets Deion Sanders' son, but will he come to Canada?
One CFL team is eyeing Shedeur Sanders after the quarterback’s incredible fall at the NFL draft over the weekend.
Sanders, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, was widely expected to be picked in the first round. Instead, he was forced to wait until the fifth round to hear his name called. The Cleveland Browns eventually ended Sanders’ draft slide when they picked him with the 144th selection.
It was one of the most shocking draft stories in recent memory across all major North American sports. Sanders, who won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Award last season at Colorado, will now join a crowded Browns quarterback room with no easy pathway to the starting job.
One team north of the border has taken note. The CFL’s Toronto Argonauts placed Sanders on their negotiation list today, per TSN’s Dave Naylor, a move that is undoubtedlyĀ motivated by the quarterback’s draft day slide.
This move means that if Sanders goes to the CFL, the Argonauts will own his rights. Each team has a negotiation list of 45 players, and these players can be added to or dropped from the list at any time.
Many players are added to CFL negotiation lists but never play a single down in the league. Teams have added plenty of NFL players who look like they could end up in Canada for one reason or another but never do. The BC Lions added Colin Kaepernick to their list at one point. Just because Sanders has been added by the Argonauts does not mean a move to Canada is imminent.
The @TorontoArgos added quarterback Shedeur Sanders to their @CFL negotiation list TODAY. #CFL #Argos
— Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) April 28, 2025
Sanders threw for 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions last year at Colorado. He’s got a big personality and is already extremely famous, often seen hanging out with celebrities.
The Argonauts made it all the way to the Grey Cup last year, where they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Argonauts have Chad Kelly and Nick Arbuckle behind centre already, but the potential addition of Sanders, if he were to ever come to Canada, would be hard to pass up on.