Colorado coach Deion Sanders has been unwell and out of the workplace lately, a supply confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Sanders has been at his property in Texas coping with an “unspecified well being problem” as the college’s annual summer season soccer camps started final week, based on a report in USA At the moment. A timetable for his return is unknown, however on Sunday, his eldest son, Deion Sanders Jr., appeared on a YouTube livestream from the Texas dwelling and stated his father was “feeling nicely.”
“He’ll inform y’all quickly sufficient what he is going by means of, what he went by means of,” Deion Jr. said, based on USA At the moment. “Once we get again to Boulder, I do not know. I am ready till my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I will go. Till then, I’ll sit right here with him.”
Sanders, 57, canceled his talking engagement scheduled for June 8 in Florida on the Sickle Cell Illness Analysis and Instructional Symposium. The group posted the replace on X:
“As a consequence of an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change, our initially scheduled Basis Keynote Speaker, Deion Sanders ‘Coach Prime,’ is unable to attend. We’re grateful for his help and look ahead to future alternatives to welcome him.”
Sanders has handled well being points earlier than. In 2022, he had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots that developed from a earlier surgical procedure. In 2023, Sanders had a process to alleviate clots in each of his legs and missed Pac-12 media day.
In late Could, Sanders talked about a well being problem in a podcast with former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel, based on USA At the moment, however did not present particulars.
Colorado opens the season at dwelling Aug. 29 in opposition to Georgia Tech.
