Report: Deion Sanders set to have emergency surgery Friday for blood clot
Former Cowboys cornerback and current University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is scheduled to undergo emergency surgery on Friday for a blood clot that’s been found in his groin.
That news comes from The Pat McAfee Show guest analyst (and onetime Cowboy) Adam “Pacman” Jones, who said he spoke to the Hall of Famer about the development.
It was revealed just last week that the 55-year-old Sanders could be facing the possible amputation of his left foot due to the recurring circulation problem that already cost him two of his toes in 2021.
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Sanders canceled an appearance at an HBCU football camp in Atlanta early last week because of foot pain. An episode of his YouTube series Thee Pregame Show that premiered on Friday featured a lengthy conversation between Coach Prime and his medical team in which he was told that the blood pressure near his ankle has worsened since 2022 and is now just two-thirds of that measured in his arm.
The two-sport legend explained to doctors then that he had no feeling on the bottom of his foot.
Sanders’s son Shedeur, who followed his father from Jackson State to Colorado in order to quarterback the Buffaloes this season, had previously pulled out from a scheduled stint as a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy this week in Louisiana due to “conflicts.” It is not known if concerns over his father’s health played a role in Shedeur’s change of plans.
Sanders’s surgery is scheduled for early Friday morning, according to Jones.
