{"id":864558,"date":"2025-07-24T03:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/deion-sanders-visits-the-coliseum-plays-basketball-and-hits-the-cold-plunge-in-viral-vlog-with-son-deion-jr\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T03:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:20:24","slug":"deion-sanders-visits-the-coliseum-plays-basketball-and-hits-the-cold-plunge-in-viral-vlog-with-son-deion-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/deion-sanders-visits-the-coliseum-plays-basketball-and-hits-the-cold-plunge-in-viral-vlog-with-son-deion-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders Visits the Coliseum, Plays Basketball, and Hits the Cold Plunge in Viral Vlog With Son, Deion Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has re-emerged online after a period of near-total public absence, sparking both curiosity and cautious optimism.<\/p>\n<p>In a new video posted to his son Deion Sanders Jr.\u2019s YouTube channel, the 57-year-old coach engages in light physical activity, from soaking in an ice bath to shooting hoops and visiting the Coliseum. Yet, despite the upbeat visuals, Coach Prime made it clear: He\u2019s still working through a serious, unspecified health issue.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_987741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-987741\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/nfl-playoff-predictor\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/27090614\/playoff-predictor-06-27-25.png\" alt=\"basketball PFSN NFL Playoff Predictor\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-987741\">Try out PFSN\u2019s FREE playoff predictor, where you can simulate every 2025-26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/nfl\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"46789\" title=\"NFL News, Rumors, and Analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> season game and see how it all shakes out!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Basketball What Does Deion Sanders\u2019 Return Video Really Show About His Health?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uC74d1FG2RU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">The vlog opens with Sanders<\/a>, often known for his boundless energy and charisma, lowering himself into a cold plunge. \u201cYou know, I\u2019m still going through something,\u201d he told his daughter and son.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uC74d1FG2RU?si=NxMpHkaKN5EFM9aj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ain\u2019t all the way recovered,\u201d Sanders said. This quiet admission stands in contrast to the vibrant lifestyle he\u2019s portrayed throughout his career, especially since becoming the face of Colorado football.<\/p>\n<p>While the video captures moments of play such as tennis sessions, basketball shots, and a 1.3-mile run-walk with his daughter Shelomi, they serve more as milestones in his recovery than displays of full health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud,\u201d Sanders told Shelomi. \u201cWe\u2019re getting better, though, right?\u201d The question felt as much like a reassurance to himself as it was a check-in with family.<\/p>\n<h2>Basketball Why Has Deion Sanders Been Missing From Public Life?<\/h2>\n<p>Coach Prime has not made many public appearances since the 2025 NFL Draft, where his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/players\/shedeur-sanders\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"46373\" title=\"Shedeur Sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a>, unexpectedly slid to the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>In the months following, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2025\/06\/09\/deion-sanders-health-colorado-football-camps\/84121273007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Sanders missed several events<\/a>, including a keynote speech at the Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research\u2019s annual meeting. The organization cited an \u201cunavoidable last-minute scheduling change,\u201d a phrase that echoed across multiple absences.<\/p>\n<p>During a May appearance on the \u201cSay What Needs to be Said\u201d podcast with Asante Samuel, Sanders addressed the mounting concern. \u201cI\u2019ve done no media,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cI\u2019ve done nothing for a minute\u2026 I lost about 14 pounds. I\u2019m coming back, but I needed this.\u201d His tone was unusually subdued, reinforcing the severity of his condition.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/deion-sanders-colorado-health-issues\/\">PFSN\u2019s Abhinand Variar reported that Sanders<\/a> had stepped away from the Colorado program entirely, missing summer workouts and recuperating at his estate in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>His son, Deion Jr., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/1932459038719054288?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">confirmed the situation in a livestream<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019ll tell y\u2019all soon enough what he\u2019s going through, what he went through\u2026 Until then, I\u2019m gonna sit here with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coach\u2019s struggles are not unfamiliar territory. In 2022, he had two toes amputated due to blood clots, and in 2023, he underwent emergency surgery for similar complications. His recurring circulatory issues have repeatedly interrupted his ability to lead from the front.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Sanders struck a hopeful note at Big 12 Media Days. \u201cI\u2019m already back,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m here today. I\u2019m handling my responsibilities. I can\u2019t wait. You\u2019ve got to understand, some of the young [players] I haven\u2019t even met yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Colorado\u2019s season opener against Georgia Tech looming on August 29, the uncertainty surrounding Sanders\u2019 full-time return remains. But the latest vlog suggests a man still determined to fight his way back, one ice bath and basketball shot at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/deion-sanders-viral-vlog-son-deion-jr\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Abhinand Variar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has re-emerged online after a period of near-total public absence, sparking both curiosity and cautious optimism. In a new video posted to his son Deion Sanders Jr.\u2019s YouTube channel, the 57-year-old coach engages in light physical activity, from soaking in an ice bath to shooting hoops and visiting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":864559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124942,3681,25045,245],"tags":[16302],"class_list":["post-864558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","category-basketball","category-deion","category-sanders","tag-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}