Buffs say Deion feeling ‘good’ after latest surgery

LAS VEGAS — Colorado coach Deion Sanders underwent profitable surgical procedure Thursday to take away a blood clot in his proper leg.

“Every thing’s good,” Colorado defensive coordinator Charles Kelly informed ESPN at Pac-12 media day. “I texted him earlier than he had the process carried out and after it was carried out. He stated every thing went good.”

The process additionally included docs straightening two of Sanders’ toes to forestall future ache, Sanders stated in an Instagram video earlier this week.

With Sanders unavailable to journey, Kelly attended media day in his place, and was joined by Sanders’ son, CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders and DB/WR Travis Hunter.

Sanders had profitable surgical procedure final month to repair blood clots in his left leg, according to Instagram posts from each him and his fiancée, Tracey Edmonds. The process was for a blood clot in his left thigh and one other in the identical leg under his knee.

Whereas teaching Jackson State in 2021, Jackson was hospitalized after issues from surgical procedure to restore a dislocated toe. He skilled blood clots, missed three video games and underwent a number of extra surgical procedures, together with the elimination of two toes.

“His entire factor was he needed to be full go by the point we began Fall camp,” Kelly stated. “So, he needed to do it. I do know he hates that he missed this, however we’d like him full go.”

Convention media chosen the Buffs, who received one sport a yr in the past, to complete eleventh place within the convention, forward of Stanford.

“I actually do not even an excessive amount of care about that as a result of that is what they’re speculated to do,” Shedeur Sanders stated. “They’re speculated to hype issues up and create chaos. That is what media is. We now have our personal [in-house] media, so it is identical to we perceive what they do.”

Kelly, who earlier served because the affiliate defensive coordinator at Alabama, stated a variety of folks have query his determination to go away Nick Saban’s employees and be a part of Sanders at Colorado, however is satisfied they are going to get issues rotated.

“Everyone says, you may’t do it at Colorado,” Kelly stated. “Properly yeah, you are able to do it at Colorado. I take into consideration what Colorado was once, that is how I keep in mind Colorado soccer. And that is the imaginative and prescient that we’ve got of bringing it again. So, we knew it was going to be plenty of onerous work, however I do not suppose you may put a time restrict on it.”

Colorado opens the season Sept. 2 towards TCU.