Deion Sanders calls out NFL for lack of HBCU draft picks.
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Former Jackson State football head coach Deion Sanders expressed his disappointment with the NFL after Isaiah Bolden was the only HBCU player selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, picked 245th overall by the New England Patriots during the seventh round. Sanders tweeted that he was "ashamed" of the 31 other NFL teams that couldn't find draft value in all of the talented HBCU players. Bolden, a 2021 All-American kick returner, led both FBS and FCS Division I football in average kick return yards and transferred to Jackson State from Florida State ahead of the 2021 season.
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