The Internet Piles It On Deion Sanders For Old Tweets Brutally Disrespecting Kevin Byard, Now The Highest Paid Safety In NFL History

3 Inescapable Truths of Life

1.) Everyone you love is going to die.
2.) Failure is the best teacher.
3.) The internet never forgets.

This story is proof of number 3.

Just over a year ago, Deion Sanders declared Tyrann Mathieu as the best safety in the NFL after the Honey Badger signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. That in itself was a bold statement, seeing as Mathieu had only secured one Pro Bowl nod in 2015.

Kevin Byard, then a two-year safety for the Titans who had secured an All-Pro nod in his sophomore season and was tied for Darius Slay for most interceptions in the league, called Prime Time out for failing to recognize safeties coming off more impressive seasons: Byard, Harrison Smith, and Earl Thomas (all All-Pros).

Deion then put his ignorance on full display by not only dismissing Byard’s accolades, but failing to recognize him as a player in the league.

The worst thing in the world isn’t hate, it’s indifference. Failing to recognize someone’s existence is a billion times more disrespectful than diminishing his achievements.

The Middle Tennessee product is no stranger to being underestimated, so he took the jab in stride.

Less than a 16 months after Deion mistook Kevin Byard for a “fan,” the 25-year-old was became the highest-paid NFL safety in NFL HISTORY, inking a 5-year, $70 million deal with the Titans that was announced on Wednesday night.

The internet is an elephant. It never forgets.

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Sanders, whose mentions were blowing up, woke up Thursday morning and was forced to acknowledge Byard’s extension, but instead of putting his hand up, he delivered a dig to the Titans organization.

Deion Sanders catches a rare L, and obviously is uncomfortably handling it.

[h/t Titansized]