Boulder, Colorado.Deion Sanders, the coach of Colorado, said on Monday that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive kind of bladder cancer, but that his physician had deemed him healed following surgery.
Sanders’ bladder was removed as part of the surgical procedure, according to Dr. Janet Kukreja, director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center/UCHealth University of Colorado hospital.
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As he begins his third season at Colorado, Sanders intends to manage the Buffaloes this year.
On the eve of fall camp, Sanders, who will turn 58 next month, addressed the media. To explain his diagnosis, he brought his medical team along.
Last week, the dynamic coach made a social media announcement that she was back on campus and feeling fantastic. Due to rumors that he has been sick, he has missed football camps in Boulder this summer.
The Well Off Media production team, which documents Sanders and the Buffaloes, uploaded a video of the coach’s initial meeting with the players to YouTube on Sunday. Sanders remarked, “I don’t know if I’m ready mentally, emotionally,” in a segment from May 9 that occurred in the midst of the clip. I had to prepare a will, so yesterday and last night were difficult. It’s really difficult to consider that you might not be present.
Since having two toes removed in 2021 due to blood clot problems while coaching at Jackson State, Sanders has struggled with problems involving his left foot. After undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten his left foot’s toes, he missed media day in 2023, his first year at Colorado.
Sanders agreed to a contract extension through the 2029 campaign in March.
The Buffaloes play Georgia Tech at Folsom Field on August 29 to begin the season. He won’t be coaching one of his boys for the first time in a long time. While Shilo, a safety, is in camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns.
With a berth in the Alamo Bowl, Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes finished 9-4 the previous season after going 4-8 the season before. They have a lot of work ahead of them as they replace Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders.
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