Deion Sanders opens up on physical condition after battle with bladder cancer

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NFL Hall of Famer and Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders answered questions about his physical well-being after his battle with bladder cancer earlier this year. 

"I’m healthy, I’m vibrant," the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. "I’m my old self."

Sanders said he’s walking at least a mile around campus every day after practice. Sanders, who turns 58 Saturday, was away from the team over the summer.

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Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey beating bladder cancer during a press conference at the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., July 28, 2025.  (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

"I’m loving life right now," he said. "I’m trying my best to live it to the fullest, considering what transpired."

Sanders announced in late July he had to have his bladder removed after he was diagnosed with cancer in the offseason.

"Men, everybody, get checked out. Because if it wasn’t for me getting tested for something else, they wouldn’t have stumbled up on this," he said at a press conference last month. "Make sure you get the right care because without wonderful people like this, I wouldn’t be sitting here today because it grew so expeditiously. But please get yourself checked."

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Colorado assistant athletic trainer Lauren Askevold and Dr. Janet Kukreja of UC Health broke down the timeline of Sanders’ diagnosis and surgery.

Askevold said