BOULDER, Colo. — University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders confirmed he will need surgery to fix blood clots in his legs, but he will not need to have his foot amputated.
Sanders posted a video on his Instagram page after word spread of his surgery on “The Pat McAfee Show” earlier Thursday.
“It’s time for the horse to talk. You heard from everybody else but you hadn’t heard it from me.”
In 2021, Sanders was hospitalized due to complications from a surgery for his dislocated toe and later had to have two toes removed.
On Thursday, the Falcons and Braves legend said his doctors want to straighten two other toes on his foot, but he isn’t receiving enough blood flows for the surgery.
A previous video posted to social media showed discussions between Sanders and his medical team where his doctor mentioned amputation. But Sanders said that’s just a worst-case scenario.
“There is no talk of amputation. There’s no talk of any of that whatsoever. The doctor was just telling me if worst comes to worst, this was going to happen. But I believe in staying right so we never have to take that left.”
Sanders said Friday’s surgery will repair a blood clot in his right left and another in his left thigh. He added that he appreciates everyone’s prayers and messages and promised he’ll be on the sidelines this fall.
“You got to understand: I ain’t going nowhere… I’m just trying to get all this straight. So when I walk that sideline, and I walk my walk, because I’m gonna talk my talk, that I’m going to walk my walk.”
Sanders will coach his first game for Colorado on Sept. 2 against TCU.
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