Today, Nike took to the SNKRS App for its new SNKRS Showcase live stream, previewing products dropping in the coming months. In its Cult Classics section, The Swoosh brought out two colorways of Deion Sanders’ original signature sneaker, the Air Diamond Turf, one of which Sole Retriever reported on months back—the 49ers rendition. Alongside this OG colorway, Nike pays homage to Deion Sanders’ draft day outfit with the Signing Day colorway.
Selected fifth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft, Sanders had an iconic moment after the Atlanta Falcons picked the star from FSU in which he poked fun at another team he was afraid to be drafted to, the Detriot Lions, stating that the team would have to put him on “layaway” as he asked for so much money. On draft night, Sanders took a photo with his hand on a Falcons helmet while wearing a black leather jacket and a copious amount of gold jewelry.
