Deion Sanders to hold press conference with Colorado medical team amid mysterious health battle
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Deion Sanders gave a brief but positive update on his health on Friday, indicating that more details about his medical situation, which has kept him under wraps this offseason, will be revealed soon.

Sanders posted “Back and Feeling Great!” on X Friday morning as he prepares for his third season coaching at Colorado. He is scheduled to hold a press conference on Monday with his medical team, which includes professionals from CU Anschutz and UC Health, to share “general and team updates,” according to a school release.

The 57-year-old Sanders has remained largely silent about the illness that has kept him, a typically media-friendly coach, out of the public eye this offseason.

He missed part of the Buffaloes’ spring and summer workouts due to the health issue, per ESPN, and also did not attend contract-stipulated summer football camps.

Sanders told former NFL star cornerback Asante Samuel in May that “what I’m dealing with right now is at a whole other level.”

The NFL Hall of Famer has battled various health scares in recent years, including having two toes amputated in 2021 and 2023 surgery for blood clots in his left leg.

Sanders got a little testy at Big 12 media day earlier this month when pressed about the issue, although he downplayed any concern to ESPN.

“I’m already back,” Sanders told ESPN on July 9 at Big 12 media day. “I’m here today. I’m handling my responsibilities. So I look forward to it. I can’t wait. You’ve got to understand, some of the young (players) I haven’t even met yet. I’m so excited about that.”

Sanders spent plenty of time this offseason at his compound in Canton, Texas, with his children joining him and providing infrequent health updates.

He said in a YouTube video posted July 20 by his oldest son, Deion Jr.. that, “You know I’m still going through something” and “I ain’t all the way recovered.”

Deion Jr. then referenced a “battle that was fought and won” at the compound in his last YouTube video posted July 23.

Deion also recently visited son Shilo Sanders at the Buccaneers’ facility while the undrafted safety attempts to crack the reigning NFC South champions’ roster.

“I’m kind of sad, I’m not gonna lie to you,” Deion Jr. said of leaving the compound. “I learned to really actually love this place. … It’s not even just about being here. It was like the battle that was fought here. The battle that was fought and won here. That’s like the main important thing. Boys didn’t left the house for two months.

“It’s a blessing. He’s gonna tell y’all whatever he went through very soon, and I’ve got a lot of it recorded on video. So, you’ll be able to see what he went through.”

Sanders faces perhaps his toughest coaching challenge this upcoming season since becoming Colorado’s coach prior to the 2023 season.

He will no longer have reigning Heisman winner and two-way phenom Travis Hunter, the No. 2 pick in the draft, or quarterback son Shedeur Sanders, who fell to the fifth round.

The Buffaloes open the season at home Aug. 29 against Georgia Tech.

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