Deion Sanders has just dropped a post on Instagram thanking Ray Lewis for showing up in Boulder and encouraging his players.
“Thank you my brother @raylewis,” rejoiced Sanders in gratitude to Ray Lewis.
After the recent harrowing 53-7 defeat, Deion Sanders invited Lewis, who once played alongside him in the NFL, to speak with his team.
Ray Lewis, who ventured into motivational speaking, media and mentorship, brought that wisdom to Coach Prime’s squad, giving them insights that may help transform their current status in college football.
Hunt With Togetherness, Not Alone: Ray Lewis Tells Athletes
Ray Lewis message was laced with grit, unity and unapologetic accountability. He urged the team to hunt like lions, rejecting the solo-star mindset in favor of collective force.
Lewis made it clear that distractions, especially chasing social media likes and follows, are trivial when stacked against the hard, consistent grind of winning. He stated, “The only thing that follows work is results.”
Through that lens, he challenged players who wait for coaches to tell them every move, saying that if you rely on someone else to drive you daily, you’re short-changing your own potential.
He reminded them: “Lions hunt, and if the lion doesn’t eat, he starves.” It’s not just you. It’s the pack. “If you guys don’t believe in each other, how do you win?” he asked outright. The concept here isn’t new; it echoes the credo of Deion Sanders, but Ray Lewis deepened it with a layer of trust.
Recalling his playing days with Deion Sanders, the former middle linebacker shared a memory: “Coach Prime used to play a lot, but I told him, if you trust what we do, this is special.”
Suddenly the talk moved into assignments, alignment and technique, but all wrapped in this bigger idea that success flows only when everyone commits: one plan, one thought, one execution.
“Even with something like film study,” he said, the pack mentality must apply. “I don’t care how many gold jackets you have in this room, if you don’t do your part, faith with work is dead.”
Once again, the former NFL star zeroed in on sacrifice. He asked how many of them would put the phone on silent, walk into a play-room for three hours, and chase the knowledge that separates good from great. Only three of seventy raised their hands.
His story? He went home, put the phone away, locked himself in the room, and studied until exhaustion: “When I got home every day, my phone got put away … I want to know what Peyton Manning is going to do if he needs to (expletive). … That’s how much information you’ve got to want to know, to be great.”
The two-time Super Bowl champion also warned them against living life in the “ifs”. He warned against living to say, If I would’ve studied more film… If I had worked out harder… If I listened better, claiming that the mentality gives away control and invites regret.
The former Pro Bowler finished with a truth that shook the room: “Greatness is the scariest thing you’ll ever do, because you got to do it every day of life … What you won’t do, somebody else will.”
Ray Lewis didn’t just preach in Boulder. He showed a blueprint for transformation, and challenged the Buffs to choose unity over ego, sacrifice over comfort, and execution over hype.