Deion Sanders And Travis Hunter Go Fishing!

Originally posted on HBCUs on SI | By Kyle Mosley | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 7:46 AM ET

Travis Hunter, the second overall pick in the NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, recently enjoyed quality time with his college coach, Deion Sanders. The former star of Jackson State and Colorado Buffaloes loves to fish, just like Coach Prime.

Hunter and Sanders recorded their fishing trip and shared it on Instagram. The video was filmed at Sanders' 5,000-acre estate in Canton, Texas. It was great to see Coach Sanders moving comfortably despite ongoing health concerns that had kept him from attending the Buffaloes' workouts.

Sanders has been away from the Colorado campus for nearly two months while recovering from an undisclosed medical issue. The speculation is that the Pro Football Hall of Famer is once again dealing with blood clots, which led to physicians amputating two toes in 2022.

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For the moment, the Colorado football program is without head coach Deion Sanders at camp, who is dealing with an "unspecified illness," according to USA Today reporter Brent Schrotenboer.

In October 2021, the former head football coach of Jackson State was hospitalized due to complications from surgery to correct "Turf Toe" on his foot. His recovery was complicated by blood clots, which are present in his family history and hindered circulation. As a result, surgeons had to amputate two of his toes.

The matter was life-threatening, but Sanders fully recovered and still coached his team to win the SWAC title and play in the 2021 Celebration Bowl.

Deion Sanders Jr. posted a live-streaming video saying Coach Prime was at his home in Canyon, Texas, and was "feeling well."

On Tuesday's Cleveland Browns post-practice interviews, Shedeur Sanders responded to a question from Mary Kay Cabot about his father's health:

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on. So I'm here not to talk about pops. You know, I'm here for the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns." He continued after Abbott expounded on her question, "I'm focused. I'm focused on learning this playbook and everything I gotta do to be the most successful quarterback I could be and be the best teammate I could be. Outside of that, I don't really have no thoughts or, you know, really opinions on anything outside this game."

Sanders promises to update everyone on his health situation once he returns to Colorado.