#Socialites, join us in sending prayers up as it is being learned that former NFL star Deion Sanders, 57, is suffering from a mystery health illness, or “unspecified health issue,” amid his current absence rom coaching the Colorado Buffaloes.
On Tuesday (June 10), ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported that a source confirmed to them that University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders has been ill and out of the office recently.
The source told the sports outlet that Sanders has been at home at his estate in Texas dealing with an “unspecified health issue.” Furthermore, a report from USA Today’s Brent Schrotenboer adds that Sanders remains away as the school’s annual summer football camps began last week.
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Sources have not revealed any timelines highlighting when Sanders will return to coaching. However, USA Today further reported that on Sunday (June 8), Deion Sanders’ eldest son, Deion Sanders Jr. took to a livestream from the family’s Texas home and said his father was “feeling well.” Deion Jr. said:
“He’ll tell y’all soon enough what he’s going through, what he went through. When we get back to Boulder, I don’t know. I’m waiting until my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I’ll go. Until then, I’m going to sit here with him.”
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Deion Sanders Faced Several Other Health Issues Before Recent Absence From Colorado Buffaloes Practice
Before Deion Sanders’ recent health scare reports, he canceled his speaking engagement scheduled for June 8 in Florida at the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium. The organization posted the update on X, stating:
“Due to an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change, our originally scheduled Foundation Keynote Speaker, Deion Sanders ‘Coach Prime,’ is unable to attend. We are grateful for his support and look forward to future opportunities to welcome him.”
And before his canceled event, Sanders has dealt with health issues in the past. In 2022, he had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots that developed from a previous surgery.
In 2023, he then had procedure to relive clots in both of his legs and ended up missing Pac-12 media day. Then in late May 2025, while speaking with former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel, Sanders mentioned a health issue. However, he didn’t provide further details.
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