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Deion Explains Shedeur's $17.7M NFLPA Royalty Payment

Published June 4, 2026 · Updated June 4, 2026 · NBC Sports

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned a record $17.7 million in NFLPA royalty payments during his first year, which his father Deion Sanders says came from a massive licensing deal rather than jersey sales.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned a staggering $17.7 million in NFLPA royalty payments during his first year in pro football. His father, Deion Sanders, recently clarified that the record-breaking sum did not actually come from jersey sales.

Instead, Deion attributed the massive payout to a "tremendous deal with the NFLPA" involving licensing and trading cards. The lucrative agreement was reportedly negotiated before Shedeur fell to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. With this massive haul, Shedeur easily shattered Tom Brady's previous one-year royalty record of $9.5 million. tbzikra.org

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