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Deion Sanders to Undergo Four-Hour Blood-Clot Procedure, Plans to Coach Saturday

He describes the clotting as hereditary after a prolonged stretch of surgeries, including a 2025 bladder-cancer operation.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - OCTOBER 04: Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes calls a play during the first half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 4, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Sanders said Tuesday he was scheduled for a roughly four-hour operation and aims to be at Colorado’s practice Wednesday.
  • Local reporting identified the procedure as an aspiration thrombectomy targeting the left popliteal and tibial arteries at UCHealth.
  • He was in visible pain during Saturday’s 35-21 loss at TCU, at times removing his left shoe, and later said he wasn’t getting blood to his leg.
  • Sanders emphasized the condition is hereditary and not related to his workload, adding he does not expect to miss Saturday’s home game against No. 22 Iowa State.
  • The 58-year-old has a long history of vascular issues, including two left-toe amputations in 2021 and clot surgeries in 2023, and was declared cancer‑free in July after bladder removal and reconstruction.