Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist considered him cured, so he plans to coach this season. Dr.

Figures from around the sports world expressed a range of reactions from relief that Coach Prime was now cancer-free to gratitude for his urging of others to be proactive about their health.

For more than three months, Sanders was not on campus. Social media snippets revealed that he was dealing with an undisclosed medical condition. Given the previous issues with his feet — he had two toes amputated a few years ago — and compartment syndrome in his left leg, the fear was that clotting issues had returned.

He was deadly serious about making Glass college football’s first $1 million strength coach. During the crucial offseason months, when any on-field coaching is forbidden, strength coaches are the ones doing the essential work of preparing players physically and mentally for the rigors of the fall.

Known by his nickname "Prime Time," Sanders didn't bring his flashy reputation into the A-C Yankees clubhouse, according to manager Buck Showalter.