Deion Sanders will undergo surgery Friday to relieve blood clots in his legs, he announced Thursday. He added there’s been 'no talk of amputation.'
Thee Pregame Show, a YouTube channel that chronicles the program, posted a video last week of a meeting Sanders and CU head athletic trainer Lauren Askevold had with Dr. Ken Hunt, who works in foot and ankle orthopedics at CU and vascular surgeons Donald Jacobs and Max Wohlauer. Wohlauer noted that Sanders’ circulation in his leg was just 66 percent of the blood pressure compared to the rest of his body.
Sanders, 55, noted in the video that he has no feeling in the bottom of his foot and discussed with his doctors the risks of any future procedures or ongoing complications from his condition.
“Because now the enemy wants to attack you, kill you and destroy you by all means because you have influence. So every now and then I have to allow people to know, I deal with it too. I mean, it’s a lot of things people don’t know that we deal with there.” In October 2021, Sanders had his left big toe and second toe amputated after blood clots blocked blood flow to his foot. He was in the hospital for 23 days and missed three games coaching Jackson State during his stay as a result. He coached in an electric wheelchair when he returned.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.
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