Tim Tebow lauds Deion Sanders' character, loves excitement he's building in Boulder

Tim Tebow talked to Fox News Digital about Deion Sanders' impact on the Colorado football program.

Tim Tebow is in Coach Prime’s corner.

The Heisman Trophy winner expressed to Fox News Digital in a recent interview he's a big fan of what Deion Sanders is doing as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. Sanders has Colorado undefeated through the first three games of the season.

And as support grows, so too does the number of critics who have scrutinized the way he’s built the team and how boisterous he’s been. 

But Tebow said that’s how Sanders is as long as he’s known him. He said Sanders is the same person when the lights are off as he is when they’re on, and he’s shown how much he cares.

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Tim Tebow spoke highly of Deion Sanders. (Getty Images)

"Well, I’ve been friends with (Deion) for quite a while now since, honestly, the end of college or early time in the NFL," Tebow said. "He was just so encouraging, so supportive, so kind. Always gave me words of encouragement or words of wisdom. And, honestly, he would go out of his way to do it in a very nice way. Not just like when cameras are there doing it but behind the scenes.

"We actually got to do an event together last year, and it’s just … he loves people. He cares about people. At this event, he went out of his way for a while to answer questions, encourage people, care for people. I hope people understand that it’s not just done when the cameras are there. It’s also done behind the scenes, and he cares about people.

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"He really, really genuinely cares about people, and I think that’s contagious. I think you see it in his