Shedeur Sanders chimes in as Colorado star Travis Hunter’s relationship with fiancée faces mounting criticism
Colorado soccer two-way star Travis Hunter gained the coveted Heisman Trophy on Dec. 14.
However the ensuing days have been riddled with controversy because the star school soccer participant’s relationship together with his fiancée Leanna Lenee was positioned underneath the microscope. Some followers took purpose at Lenee over her conduct in movies which circulated on-line.
Hunter’s teammate, Sheduer Sanders, has since determined to deal with the controversy. The Buffaloes quarterback instructed that critics ought to cease weighing in on the extensive receiver and defensive again’s private life.
“All y’all athletes, entertainers, artist and so forth. if y’all real attempting to holla at Trav y’all know learn how to get in contact with him or somebody round,” Sanders wrote on X, on Sunday. “At this level y’all simply posting for the algorithm attempting to look cool.”
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Shedeur Sanders #2 and Travis Hunter #12 of the College of Colorado Buffaloes communicate with the media at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas on July 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Louis Grasse/Getty Pictures)
A minimum of one social media video appeared to point out Lenee remaining in her seat moments after Hunter was named the 2024 Heisman recipient. NFL icon and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders then appeared to immediate Lenee to face up. Lenee did ultimately briefly embrace Hunter earlier than shortly sitting again down amid the viewers’s standing ovation.
Hunter and Lenee’s engagement was pubically confirmed earlier this yr.
Different video footage appeared to point out Lenee remaining seated whereas Hunter greeted and posed for images with followers at an occasion in New York Metropolis the day after the Heisman ceremony. Some followers tried to investigate Lenee’s demeanor throughout her time on the occasion and even instructed she was irritated.
Hunter addressed the state of affairs throughout a Twitch dwell stream, saying his fiancée cried herself to sleep and consumed alcohol as a result of backlash.
Colorado’s Travis Hunter holds the trophy after profitable the Heisman Trophy because the excellent participant in school soccer, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (Todd Van Emst/Heisman Belief through AP, Pool)
“You recognize the harm while you simply cry your self to sleep,” Hunter mentioned, earlier than including that he did not need Lenee to “fall asleep unhappy” after ingesting.
“I do know what I obtained. I do know my lady. My lady’s been with me for 5 years,” Hunter mentioned. “Y’all are simply now beginning to speak about me and simply now beginning to be with me. Come on, man.”
Colorado receiver Travis Hunter celebrates a landing throughout the second half of an NCAA school soccer sport in opposition to North Dakota State Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Picture/Jack Dempsey)
Final week, Lenee took to TikTok to deal with the criticism.
“Persons are saying that I’m like, ‘What am I purported to do? Simply sit right here?’ ” she mentioned on Dec. 16 in response to a clip. “That’s not what I mentioned, to begin with.”
On Monday, TMZ reported that Hunter determined to deactivate his Instagram account. Hunter has but to pubically reveal any particulars on his resolution.
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Hunter is projected to be one of many first gamers chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft. However, he’s nonetheless anticipated to play within the Alamo Bowl sport in opposition to BYU.
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