Football coach Deion Sanders might need foot amputated

Sanders lost two toes to amputation in recent years amid the ongoing health issue and could be facing a life-changing medical complication

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders could have his left foot amputated as a result of a blood flow problem that he has dealt with over many years.

Sanders' issue with blood flow has been public knowledge for some time now after he had his left big toe and second toe amputated back when he was head football coach of Jackson State, forcing him to miss three games in the 2021 season.

Sanders recently underwent an ultrasound to figure out the cause of what has been ongoing pain that he feels when wearing shoes for long periods of time. 

Several doctors have now advised him that if his current pain in another toe is not treated soon, it may lead to a serious health problem that will result in the amputation.

"I don't have feeling in the bottom of my foot, at all," Sanders said.

"I just want to know what we can do because I want to do it this summer. Because, when we get rolling, I'm not going to have time to do it."

Blood flow to Sanders' foot has worsened severely over the last few years and while he has asked doctors how to get blood moving through his arteries again, they have told him that the condition doesn't appear to be something that has a complete fix.

Sanders has to make a decision on how to pursue the condition relatively quickly, as his first football season with Colorado is set to begin in September and his schedule won't clear up again until the end of the recruiting period at the conclusion of the calendar year.

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