Deion Sanders Could Have Foot Amputated; Colorado HC Has No Feeling in Area

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders may need surgery before the start of the 2023 regular season.

Sanders revealed he has no feeling in the bottom of his left foot during an episode of Thee Pregame Show on YouTube.

"I don't plan on doing no more running in my life. It is what it is," Sanders said in the video.

The Hall of Fame cornerback previously had two toes on his left foot amputated in 2021 due to blood clots. The surgery and subsequent hospital stay wound up causing him to miss three games during Jackson State's 2021 season.

Sanders has continued to deal with consistent pain and walks with a limp. Vascular surgeon Dr. Donald Jacobs said Sanders could be in more danger if the problems continue to progress.

"He could lose the foot," Jacobs said of Sanders.

The coach has mostly shrugged off the issue in the past.

"I'm good," Sanders said after Colorado's spring game in April. "We're trying to come up with something phenomenal inside of my shoe game and the shoes being built for me to make sure I can get through the fourth quarter. We have a good start. I just left the training room and getting taken care of. I'm OK, it's not about me."

Sanders was named Colorado's new coach in December after a successful three-year stint at Jackson State. He led the HBCU to a 27-6 record during his tenure, winning two straight SWAC championships in 2021 and 2022.

Colorado has only two winning records in the last 17 seasons, one of which came during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. The program has won 10 games just twice since the turn of the century.

With Sanders promising a major turnaround upon his arrival, he's made it clear he does not want the foot issue to derail the program's progress. Sanders said he wanted to have any necessary surgery before the 2023 season begins to avoid missing time.