NFL Hall of Famer and University of Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders could have his foot amputated due to lingering blood circulation issues in his foot that developed in 2021 after a surgery.

Sanders, who became the head coach of Colorado in December 2022 after a successful coaching career at Jackson State University, has already had two toes amputated because of blood clots in his foot. He has had a total of nine procedures related to his blood circulation issues.

“I don’t have feeling in the bottom of my foot at all,” said the 55-year-old Sanders during a taped meeting with his doctors. “I just want to know what we could do because I want to do it this summer. When we get rolling, I’m not gonna have time to do it.”

Sanders comments came on the “Thee Pregame” podcast during a conversation with vascular surgeon Donald Jacobs, who said that the legendary athlete could lose his foot. Sanders was a top athlete in the National Football League and in Major League Baseball and is the only athlete to ever play in both the Super Bowl and World Series.

“Well I know what the risks are. I only have eight toes so I’m pretty sure I understand,” Sanders said in response to Jacob’s comments. “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.”

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Sanders appeared to remain upbeat despited the daunting prospect of potentially getting his foot amputated.

“As you know I’ve faced some medical challenges with my foot but I’ve never said ‘WHY ME’ – I keep moving forward, progressing,” Sanders posted to Instagram. “See you never know what a person may be going through while I sit in your seat of judgment but you can trust and believe that we are all going through something – just keep the faith and know that if He brought you to it, He will bring you through it . . I’m CoachPrime and I’m built for this. #Coach Prime.”

At Jackson State University, Sanders amassed a 27-5 record and won back-to-back conference championships.

Sanders was a two-time unanimous first-team All-American as a defensive back at Florida State and won the 1988 Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back. He was hired by Colorado after the team fired former Head Coach Karl Dorrell during the middle of the season after the team was barely competitive on the field.

A federal judge has partially blocked an Indiana law meant to protect children from life-altering transgender procedures, temporarily stopping a prohibition on giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. 

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Judge James Patrick Hanlon placed a preliminary injunction Friday on Indiana SB 480 after the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of several parents who claimed the law was unconstitutional. The injunction does not block the law’s prohibition on surgeries like double mastectomies for girls who identify as boys or genital surgeries. 

Indiana officials have promised to fight for the law, which was signed earlier this year and set to go into effect on July 1. 

“The Court openly acknowledges evidence showing the safety and effectiveness of puberty blockers and hormone therapy are uncertain and unsettled,” a spokesperson for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita told The Hill. “It also recognizes that the State has shown there are good reasons for regulating gender transition procedures for minors.”

“So, our office will continue to defend the democratically passed laws of the Indiana General Assembly, and we will continue to fight for the children,” the spokesperson said, adding that the federal ruling wouldn’t be the “end of the story.” 

Indiana is one of the 20 states that has moved to protect children from life-altering transgender procedures in the last several years. Indiana’s law was challenged by the ACLU just hours after it was signed by Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, which filed similar lawsuits in other states. 

Ken Faulk, the ACLU of Indiana’s legal director, celebrated the preliminary injunction. 

“Today’s victory is a testament to the trans youth of Indiana, their families, and their allies, who never gave up the fight to protect access to gender-affirming care and who will continue to defend the right of all trans people to be their authentic selves, free from discrimination,” Faulk said. “We won’t rest until this unconstitutional law is struck down for good.” 

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Those in support of transgender procedures on children have pursued an aggressive court strategy, with state laws shielding children from the procedures being blocked in several states including Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida. 

In Florida, Judge Robert Hinkle issued a ruling against Florida’s ban on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones that was steeped in activist language. 

“The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset,” he wrote in a 44-page ruling. “Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear.”

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has weighed in as well, suing the state of Tennessee over its ban on transgender procedures.