Burt Reynolds’s 1972 centerfold in Cosmopolitan was, simply put, a major moment in pop culture. It was our magazine’s—any magazine’s—first time featuring a man in that kind of spread, and it cemented Burt’s status as one of America’s sexiest men. In homage, we’re continuing the Cosmo Centerfold series, in which we showcase the hottest celebs of our time.
You’ll have to pick up an actual Cosmo to see it in the flesh. Shedeur Sanders is football royalty. So it only makes sense that after this photo shoot in a sweltering Brooklyn house, he’s lying out on a brown antique couch in the basement in nothing but his boxers, posed like Adonis.
He laughs with a full-faced smile when I ask if he’d like a second to get dressed before we start the interview. In an hour, he’s headed to the 2026 ESPYs, and there’s no time to waste—not even for a shirt or pants. And I’m positive the women of TikTok who spend their time making fan edits of the rising 24-year-old NFL quarterback, calling him “’90s fine,” would be quite excited to be in my position.
Shedeur was drafted in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played in eight games last season, starting seven as QB1, and is entering his sophomore season. I want to get better mentally, make faster, more effective decisions across the board,” Shedeur tells Cosmo.
Football is the only true thing on Shedeur’s mind right now—which makes sense, given who his father is. Deion Sanders, known colloquially as “Coach Prime,” is an American football coach and legendary former dual-sport professional athlete. He played 14 seasons in the NFL and is the only person in sports history to compete in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
Shedeur played his final season of college football under his father, starting as quarterback for the University of Colorado. Shedeur is young; you can see it in his eyes, the way he moves from topic to topic. His boisterous energy floats through the room as he parses through the displayed jewelry set out for him.
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