Colorado's Deion Sanders Reportedly Dealing with Illness, Has Been 'Out of the Office'

Deion Sanders has been away from his post as Colorado's head coach recently due to an illness.

Per USA Today's Brent Schrotenboer, Sanders has remained at his estate recently with an unspecified illness as Colorado opened up summer football camps last week in Boulder.

ESPN's Heather Dinich described Sanders as being "out of office" due to the illness.

Schrotenboer noted Deion Sanders Jr. did a YouTube livestream on Sunday from the family's estate, saying his father was "feeling well" and would provide information about his health issues.

"He’ll tell y’all soon enough what he going through, what he went through," Deion Jr. said on the livestream.

Deion Jr. didn't offer any specific timetable for his father to travel to Colorado.

"When we get back in Boulder, I don’t know," Deion Jr. added. "I’m waiting until my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I’ll go. Until then, I’m gonna sit here with him."

Coach Prime was originally scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium in Florida on June 8, but the organization announced Magic Johnson was stepping in due to an "unavoidable last-minute scheduling change" for Sanders.

Sanders has briefly discussed his recent health issue. He said on Asante Samuel's podcast on May 30 that he's lost 14 pounds and "what I'm dealing with right now is on a whole other level."

Health issues have been a concern for Sanders in recent years. The Pro Football Hall of Famer had multiple surgeries and two toes amputated due to blood clots in his leg during the 2021 season when he was coaching at Jackson State.

Sanders had another surgery to remove a blood clot in his right leg in July 2023. He is entering his third season as Colorado's head coach. The Buffaloes have a 13-12 record since he was hired in December 2022.