We have some pretty big news in the world of college football. And that is
that. Deion Sanders has announced, we knew that there was going to be a press conference
with his medical team. But Deion Sanders has announced, uh, that while he will be returning
to Colorado this season, he had cancer and he had to have a tumor removed from his bladder,
and his medical team says that the cancer is gone. Uh, he lost 25 pounds dealing with the
cancer and complications from the surgery. So that is obviously very
scary news for Dion and the Sanders family, but, Also very good news. If you can have
a tumor and have it be removed and have your doctor say that the cancer did not spread and
it's gone, right, that's the, there's like good versions of bad news, and uh, thankfully,
Deion Sanders sounds like he got the best news possible for a very, very scary diagnosis. And
so there was obviously some speculation as to what was going to go on with his health scare
and his situation because there was a video that had been put out on his Instagram about
him needing to create a will and Dion is just so He's so vulnerable, and he's so public and
he's so emotional that he is, um, you know, he's so in the public eye and he has these
kids' interests at heart, that you knew he was going to be public with these types of things.
And so it's, um, It's good that this, you know , when you hear he's doing a press conference
with his medical team, your mind goes into all , is he, is he stepping away? Is he OK? Is this
going to be an ongoing situation, which obviously it still could be, um, you know,
anyone who will tell you, you know, once you have cancer, you'll get cancer screenings and
cancer tests for the rest of your life. But thankfully, it sounds like, at least for now,
that, uh, Deion Sanders. is, uh, good and on the other side of his surgery and is getting
ready to, uh, coach the Colorado Buffaloes this upcoming season, who, by the way, I mean,
let's be honest, How is it going to be better than coaching your son who
gets drafted into the NFL and coaching Travis Hunter? So, absolutely, uh, you know,
fascinating football story. He was linked to the Dallas Cowboys and NFL jobs and bigger jobs
there. Dion's success at multiple levels as a coach, you know, he's, he's got
the, the noise and the sizzle to him, but he's also had the stake. Like, did he win a
bowl game? No, but the ability to Take a program that was in the situation that they
were in, and get it to respectability, and get a quarterback drafted and a
Heisman Trophy winner, and all of the things that they've been able to do, it's um, It's an
impressive turnaround, and he's great for college football, both for interest and based
on the stories that come out of Boulder, he's great for those kids in Colorado. So all the
best to Dion. You can clap. What an awesome pan over from, from the very serious medical
doctor and be like, we had to remove his bladder and build a new bladder and uh we're
thankful to report that there is no more cancer. Cut to Dion in a hat and small robe.
You can clap. And normally the journalist and he's like, yeah, we should be clapping at press
conferences. That is an absolutely 100% appropriate time to clap at a press conference.
And, uh, what an incredible pan over there was there for those of you watching on FS One for
Deion Sanders because Dion is always gonna be Dion. But I would say, you know, Dion also, man,
the, the, uh, The content that he provides and the interest, he's one of the greatest
athletes ever. Not football players, not of his generation. He's just one of the
greatest athletes ever. So for that level of fame and
cult of personality, to then make this transition, uh, to coaching and
grind his way up from the lower levels to the bigger levels and have the success and put kids
into the pros and clearly love it and be dedicated to it, is, uh, is really inspiring.
It's like a really impressive thing. And then, You know, not to get too overly personal with
you here, but coming up in a few days, I've got a big cancer fundraiser that I'm doing on
the radio in Chicago in partnership with the Cubs after I lost my brother to cancer, and I
talked to all of these patients and people who share their
story with cancer, because we all know that it's affected everybody. But when you get
people who are willing To be public with their journey, to talk about that surgery, to
talk about having a new bladder, to talk about the weight loss, to talk about the
complications from surgery, and then to be in the public eye going forward. It's not a
stretch to say. It's obvious to say that it's inspiring. It's not a stretch to say that it
can save lives. People getting checked, people doing it, taking ownership of their health. So,
good for Dion, man. That is a, that is a very impressive thing to do, to be able to be public
about it and to be vulnerable in those moments . So. That's a coach who, uh, you know, he's
made a difference, uh, in those kids, he's made a difference on the football field, and I
had a poster of Deion Sanders on the wall, frankly, but it was the type of thing where
it's like, man, now you have this other like human part of it. So good to know that Dion
will be back at Colorado this season, and, uh, we'll see how he could figure out a way to move
on from coaching his kid. Cause he's not gonna coach the Browns, and it doesn't look like
Shahidoor is gonna be playing quarterback for the Browns, but now he gets to continue to
build the legacy of what he's doing coming up in Colorado. So.