Deion Sanders has dealt with a myriad of health issues during his lengthy football career - and even more so in his post-NFL career.
Blood clots led Sanders to have two of his toes amputated and led to the removal of the sides of his left calf. He battled the issue for two years and underwent 16 different surgeries while missing several media events, like the Pac-12 media days, in 2023.
"Could you imagine winning in life – I mean flat-out dominating life – and then you get hit, you get blindsided with news that you never would've fathomed: that you got to have surgery immediately. Then guess what? They tell you first, we're going to have to amputate toes. Oh, or your foot, from the knee down. Now your whole leg, or your life," Sanders said at the time.
Fast forward to June 9, 2025 and Sanders appears to be in the middle of another health battle. According to a report from the USA Today, Sanders has been joined by athletic trainer Lauren Askevold in Texas as he deals with a "health issue" that has started "raising questions" in Colorado.
Sanders has reportedly been at his estate in Texas while dealing with the unspecified issue as summer camps for the Buffaloes got underway last week. He previously appeared at the camps in 2023 and 2024, which only heightens his absence so far this year.
On June 8, Sanders' eldest son, Deion Sanders Jr., said on a YouTube livestream that his father is "feeling well."
"He'll tell y'all soon enough what he going through, what he went through," Sanders said. "When we get back in Boulder, I don't know. I'm waiting until my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I'll go. Until then, I'm gonna sit here with him."
Earlier in the day the NFL Hall of Famer canceled a speaking engagement in Florida because of an "unavoidable last-minute scheduling change," according to The Foundation for Sickle Cell Research.
Sanders appears to have been battling a health issue dating back to at least May when he met with former NFL star Asante Samuel on a podcast. "I hope you're feeling better," Samuel said to Sanders before asking him if he ever tried fasting.
"What I'm dealing with right now is at whole 'nother level" Sanders said before noting he lost 14 pounds.
Colorado opens the 2025 season against Georgia Tech on Aug. 29.