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American football coach Deion Sanders revealed he had surgery to remove his bladder following a cancer diagnosis. Mr Sanders, coach of the University of Colorado Boulder football team, is now “cured from the cancer”, one of his doctors said at a news conference Monday. The operation occurred in May after the discovery of a tumour in his bladder as part …

BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist has considered him cured, so he plans to coach this season. Dr. Janet Kukreja, the director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center/UCHealth University of Colorado hospital, said Sanders had his bladder removed as …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist has considered him cured, so he plans to coach this season. Dr. Janet Kukreja, the director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center/UCHealth University of Colorado hospital, said Sanders had his bladder removed …

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders announced Monday he was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year. Sanders held a news conference to reveal the news as Colorado embarks on fall camp ahead of the 2025 season. Dr. Janet Kukreja, Sanders’ doctor at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, said Sanders had his bladder removed after a malignant tumor was …

Jeff LegwoldJul 28, 2025, 01:26 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too. Jeff previously covered the Pittsburgh …

Colorado coach Deion Sanders announced Monday that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year. Sanders held a news conference to reveal the news as Colorado embarks on fall camp ahead of the 2025 season. Dr. Janet Kukreja, Sanders’ doctor, said that Sanders had his bladder removed after a malignant tumor was found and that he had been “cured” …