Major Deion Sanders News Emerges With Another Nike Release This Fall

Earlier this year, The Nike Air Diamond Turf Proto ‘92 was released in the ‘white/black’ colorway. This was a bold, new strategy, introducing a ‘prototype’ never before sold to the public 33 years after it was made but never produced. This Includes a Deion Sanders Jr’s Well Off Media PE, making the third DT Proto ‘92 the public has seen in 2025. Yet, none capture the essence of the 1990s sneaker renaissance like the DT Proto ‘92 “Black”.

Nike has experienced several “eras” in their run to dominance. No stretch of their success has ever reached the levels between the years of 1988 and 2002. During that time, Nike was still finding its footing within the sneaker industry that was still primarily pushing full high tops made with real leather. Models like the Flight Lite and the Air Flight ’89 began a deviation from the ‘norm’. The lower cut and the use of ‘nubuck’ signaled a shift consumers very much responded to.

By 1992, models like the Air Force 180, the Air Maestro, the Huarache flight, and of course, the Jordan 7 created several new options. While Adidas and Converse were still pushing their same basic concepts. The DT Proto ‘92 is almost a pure tribute to that time. The materials, panel work, design features, cut, and especially the colorway all feel like a nod to Nike in the early 90s.

While the DT Proto ‘92 feels like a tribute, it also radiates “Prime Time’ Deion Sanders in almost every way. This was the prototype that came before the original DT1. The shoe as we think of it, has no swoosh on the side and the only “NIKE” spelled out was the NIKE Air on the back heel counter. The Proto brings back the original look, even if Deion never wore that model in any NFL games.