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Christian Fauria, a former Colorado Buffaloes star tight end and two-time Super Bowl champion, criticized Deion Sanders as the head coach prepares for his fourth year at the helm.
Appearing on “The Zach Gelb Show,” Fauria tore into Sanders, who joined Colorado after a few years at Jackson State. Sanders was the head coach when Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy award.
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New England Patriots tight end #88 Christian Fauria is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker #51 James Farrior during the 2nd quarter of the 2004 AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field on January 23, 2005. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)
“I’m just not a fan of the coach. I’m not. I’ll never be a fan of the coach,” Fauria said. “I love the school. And I’m not picking Deion Sanders because I’m picking Joe Gibbs. The worst coach I ever had was Joe Gibbs. So my picking Deion Sanders is nothing. I just don’t like the way he coaches football.
“I don’t think he’s very smart. I don’t think he can handle a game. I think there’s a lot of flash, but I think there’s no substance, you know? And he’s got a lot of people who brainwashed him. And you know, we’ll see. We’ll see what he can do. But I’m just — I’m not a fan of his coach, I’m not a fan of his coach, and not a fan of his coaching style.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Folsom Field on Nov. 22, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
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“There’s a lot of stuff you know internally that I know that I’m not a fan of and it’s just not worth my energy to sit there and follow it and you know and then go back and forth with the ‘Emperor has no clothes’ crowd that supports him no matter how stupid he is sometimes. So yeah, that’s how I feel about it and I just feel a lot about it. They don’t say anything.
Colorado is 16-21 in three full seasons under Sanders. Colorado was 9-4 in 2024 but managed just three wins during the 2025 campaign.
Fauria said he’d rather see the team become more concerned with picking up wins than being relevant on social media.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders looks on during a time out in the second quarter of the game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025. (Rob Gray/Imagn Images)
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The Buffaloes’ 2026 season begins Sept. 5 on the road against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
