College of Colorado soccer coach Deion Sanders has not attended the summer time soccer camps attributable to an unspecified well being challenge.
His son, Deion Sanders Jr., mentioned in a YouTube livestream on Sunday that his dad was resting at their residence in Canyon, Texas, and “feeling effectively,” USA As we speak reported.
“He’ll inform y’all quickly sufficient what he going by means of, what he went by means of,” he mentioned within the video.
He prompt that it’s unclear after they plan on touring to Boulder, the place the soccer camps kicked off June 3.
“I’m ready till my dad leaves,” he mentioned. “When he leaves, then I’ll go. Till then, I’m gonna sit right here with him.”
The college declined to touch upon Tuesday.
The previous NFL nice additionally canceled a talking engagement Sunday for the Basis for Sickle Cell Analysis. The organizers mentioned that “attributable to an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change,” Sanders might not attend and wouldn’t be the keynote speaker. Earvin “Magic” Johnson was introduced as the brand new keynote speaker, the inspiration mentioned in a submit on X.
Sanders addressed his well being whereas on a podcast hosted by former NFL star Asante Samuel that was streamed stay on Might 30.
Samuel concluded the interview by saying, “I hope you are feeling higher.”
Sanders responded by saying, “What I am coping with proper now could be at an entire different stage. You realize what, actually, I’ve finished no media, I’ve finished nothing … I’ve misplaced, like, 14 kilos.”
Sanders, 57, has been open up to now about his well being challenges. He had two toes amputated stemming from problems from a routine surgical procedure, and in 2023, he underwent a nine-hour surgical procedure on his foot.
