Deion Sanders Battled Through Bladder Cancer

Deion Sanders revealed he battled bladder cancer. He faced an aggressive bladder tumor which his medical team removed his bladder, according to his surgeon, Dr. Janet Kukreja.

He will continue coaching the Colorado Buffaloes team.

It was Coach Prime's fourteenth surgery since his toe amputations in 2021.

Deion Sanders, former Jackson State and current Colorado head football coach, will have a press conference to address his health and possibly his immediate coaching future.

The press conference is being held to provide an update on Sanders's health and to clarify any speculations about his coaching future. Coach Prime will be accompanied by his medical team at the press conference, scheduled to take place at 11:00 AM MT.

His son, Deion Jr., released an emotional video of his father reflecting on making a will in May: “Mentally, emotionally, last night was tough, yesterday was tough, because I had to make a will. That’s not easy at all, to think that you may not be here,” Deion Sanders said.

Sanders, 57, has been recovering from an undisclosed illness at his estate in Prosper, Texas. Notably, Michael Irvin, Travis Hunter, DeSean Jackson, and Lil Wayne have been among the celebrities who have visited Coach Prime, showing their support. Jackson and Hunter each fished with him on his pond, a sign of camaraderie and respect.

Will Deion Sanders remain as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes? The question of his coaching future is shrouded in uncertainty. Some early speculatory reports say that he is considering stepping down, but he will clarify his status at the press conference, leaving us all in anticipation.

Deion Sanders won two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles and SWAC Coach of the Year awards in 2021 and 2022 as the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers. He left JSU to accept the head coach position at the University of Colorado. Last season, his standout two-way player, Travis Hunter, won the 2024 Heisman Trophy. Both Hunter and Sanders' son, Shedeur Sanders, were drafted in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Sanders is 40-18 (.690) as a college head coach at Jackson State and Colorado.

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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.