Former Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders went on 104.3 The Fan — a Denver radio station — this week to talk about his time with the Broncos and about his new team, the 49ers.
One topic that was brought up was the different cultures established by Denver’s and San Francisco’s leadership. Sanders seemingly prefers the 49ers’ approach.
“I feel like sometimes in the NFL, teams cautiously treat guys like kids,” Sanders said, via The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala. “That’s one thing I noticed here [in San Francisco] in the aspect of they treat everybody like grown men.”
Sanders was seemingly praising the 49ers’ organization more than he was discrediting the Broncos’ organization but not all fans in Denver saw it that way.
“Funny we got better after he left too,” one fan remarked on Twitter.
Sanders apparently took notice of the backlash on social media and posted a response on his Twitter page Friday.
“I should of never went on a Broncos sports station to talk 49ers,” Sanders wrote. “I knew it was a bad idea when they reached out and asked. I knew some people would twist everything as if I’m throwing shade at the Broncos in describing the 49ers environment. Just know I’m a fan of the Broncos.”
The receiver’s tweet was well-received by fans.
Sanders and the 49ers will face the Vikings in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs on Saturday afternoon on NBC.
