Deion Sanders, bladder cancer and Colorado Buffaloes
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Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders nearly died in May, and now he's here to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Head Colorado Buffaloes football Coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders will speak to the media on Monday morning for the first 2025 camp news conference. This time, his medical team will appear alongside him.
Coach Prime is a dad to several kids, whom he welcomed from previous marriages. Learn more about Deion’s family here.
Deion Sanders has been in the spotlight a lot in his life. Whether it was his playing days in NFL and MLB, his time at the HBCU Jackson State, or his current coaching gig with the Colorado Buffaloes, a lot of eyes have always been on him. And that’s especially been the case as his personal health has been under a microscope as late.
The former Jackson State head coach will meet with media to address his health and status with the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Following an eventful offseason, which included dealing with some health issues that kept him at his estate in Canton, Texas, all summer, head coach Deion Sanders will open preseason camp with the
Sanders underwent a procedure that saw two of his toes amputated in 2022, and another emergency surgery in June 2023 to treat blood clots. As for Askevold, she has been there every step of the way, as she was the Head Football Athletic Trainer at Jackson State starting in 2021, and joined Sanders once he took the job in Boulder.
The BYU football program will kickoff conference play in September on the road against Colorado. When Colorado head coach Deion Sanders announced he would have