Deion Sanders updates his health entering second season at Colorado
Last summer, ahead of his first season at Colorado, Deion Sanders had to miss Pac-12 Media Day. He underwent surgery after suffering from blood clots, and was able to come back around the program in time for training camp.
A year later, “Coach Prime” said he’s feeling “great” ahead of his second year as CU head coach. He said he’s back in the gym, as well, and is in good health with the season approaching.
Sanders shared a health update on Friday during a press conference with reporters. With how much he’s working out, he said he’ll not only be feeling good when he patrols the sidelines, but will also be looking good.
“As far as I’m feeling, really good. Much better,” Sanders said. “I think I got a total of probably 40 stitches in my groins last year at this time – one on the left, one on the right – to get the blood clots out. But we’re feeling really good. I’m walking, I’m running, lifting every day.
“I’m gonna have my sexy on by the time the first game is held. All my shots when I’m pointing this way or pointing that way, it’s gonna hit right. I’m really working on myself, as well.”
Sanders has dealt with multiple health issues since jumping into the world of college coaching in 2021. He notably battled foot problems and had two toes removed. There was also a fear of amputation last year, but Sanders came out of it healthy.
Deion Sanders and Colorado are looking to bounce back after last year’s 4-8 record, and the Buffs have some key pieces returning to do so. The headliners, of course, are quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way standout Travis Hunter as CU takes on the Big 12.
Improvement will be important for Coach Prime’s group in Year 2, and ESPN College GameDay’s Stanford Steve Coughlin thinks that could happen. In fact, he thinks the Buffaloes could be looking at a bowl game this year.
“Deion is going to Deion,” Stanford Steve told Andy Staples on Andy Staples On3 this week. “He is going to put everything on him and take it to a level that no one else could go. But that’s been him his whole life. There are plenty of conversations he has had with his team where, ‘Things got out of hand last year.’ And they’re going to learn from that, and they will learn from that.
“So I look at the schedule, the schedule’s crazy to me. Because you could — I can’t wait to see the point spreads on these games because I think every game is winnable. I really do.”