Deion Sanders May Need His Foot Amputated Due to Ongoing Blood Flow Problems

Photo: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images Deion Sanders, new coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, may have to get his left foot amputated due to continuous problems with blood flow. The NFL Hall of Famer — who already had his left big toe and second toe amputated in 2021 due to blood clots that developed after a routine surgery —documented a meetingwith doctors about the severity of his situation. Sanders said he’s been experiencing pain and numbness in the same foot.

Deion Sanders Needs Additional Surgeries on Foot and Leg to Address Blood Clots

Deion Sanders is undergoing more surgeries to treat blood clots in his legs.Photo:David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Deion Sandersis undergoing more surgeries to treatblood clotsin his legs. On Wednesday, the coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes, 55, shared onInstagramthat he is having “a couple of surgeries,” meaning he will miss the Pac-12 media day in Las Vegas on Friday. “I want you to hear it from the horse,” Sanders began in the clip “I apologize that I’m not going to be at the Pac-12 media day, due to I have to have another surgery tomorrow, couple of surgeries pretty much, couple of surgeries.

Deion Sanders Offers to Help Jackson State's Rival Secure Trainers for Players: 'They Deserve to Play'

Deion Sanders.Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Deion Sandersmay be the head coach of Jackson State’s football team, but his passion for the college sport extends beyond campus. During a Southwestern Athletic Conference call on Monday, the former NFL star, 54, offered to help his school’s in-state rival secure full-time trainers for their student athletes after Alcorn State Braves coach Fred McNair revealed that his players had to recently miss practice due to a lack of available resources.

Deion Sanders Reveals 3rd Sport He Could've Played Professionally After Starring in NFL and MLB (Exclusive)

Photo: Steve Jennings/GettyFootball and baseball aside,Deion Sandersis world-class in another sport.The legendary multi-sport star — who famously played professionally in the NFL and MLB at the same time and most memorably suited up for each game, respectively, in the same day — revealed to PEOPLE the third sport he thinks he could’ve gone pro in back in the day.Without hesitation, Sanders, 55, tells PEOPLE exclusively that it would “most definitely” be “bass fishing.

Deion Sanders Reveals He Had Two Toes Amputated Following Foot Surgery Complications

Deion Sandersis opening up about major complications he experienced from a previous foot surgery. The Jackson State University head football coach and NFL Hall of Famer revealed that he had two toes amputated on his left foot after he was diagnosed with life-threatening blood clots following his surgery last fall. His stay in a Mississippi hospital was documented in thelatest episodeof Barstool Sports and SMAC Productions’Coach Prime. Sanders' initial surgery was in September, treating a dislocated toe and an inflamed nerve.