Deion Sanders – “I Think I Got More Blood Clots”

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders said he’s undergoing a procedure to address blood clot issues.

“I think I got more blood clots,” Sanders said.

“It don’t make sense. I’m hurting like crazy,” he continued.

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ESPN explained:

He ended his weekly news conference with a medical update, saying, “I cannot wait to get past this hurdle.” He added it’s hereditary and “has nothing to do with me working at the level I’m trying to compete at.”

The coach said he was in pain during a 35-21 loss at TCU last Saturday, alternating between sitting and limping along the sideline with his leg throbbing. He didn’t wear a shoe on his left foot in the second half and after the game said he was “hurting like crazy.”

“I’m going to be all right,” said Sanders, whose Buffaloes (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) host No. 22 Iowa State (5-1, 2-1) on Saturday. “Prayerfully, I’ll be right back tomorrow because I don’t miss practice. I don’t plan on doing such.”

Sanders dealt with blood clot issues while at Jackson State in 2021, with doctors amputating two of his toes on his left foot. He also skipped a Pac-12 media day session in 2023 following a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot.

Bleacher Report shared additional footage from Sanders’ press conference:

USA TODAY noted:

The school confirmed Sanders was undergoing aspiration thrombectomy for the left popliteal and tibial arteries. That means blood clots are being removed from his left leg, which is already missing two toes and much of his calf.

“I’m gonna go in there, and I’m gonna get some of the best sleep in the world for I think, four hours the surgery’s gonna be,” Sanders said.

He previously said blood clots were an issue in his family. His said his mother told him one uncle died from such complications, another one almost did and that his mother also had issues with it.

Multiple people on social media said Sanders’ blood clot issues likely stem from the experimental COVID-19 shots.