Deion Sanders Gets Candid With Michael Strahan About His Health Struggles
Deion Sanders isn’t ashamed of his health journey.
During his interview with “Good Morning America,” the NFL veteran opened up about the current battles he has after winning the war removing a cancerous tumor.
"Now I got different battles. I'm not just battling the football team across from me. I'm battling peeing every night," he told Michael Strahan.
The Colorado head coach managed to find humor even in the most humbling parts of his recovery. Reflecting on how much life had changed, he cracked a grin and compared his situation to that of his infant grandson.
“Thank God that I depend on Depends,” he joked.
“It seems like a cliché but it’s the truth. I never would have thought, but I really, really do. And I’m trying to like, ‘Okay, doc, am I going to get better? Am I going to get better? ’Cause I’m waking up like my grandson, you know?’”
He further shared with Strahan another health issue he’s faced, having two of his toes amputated due to blood clots.
"I mean, even getting up every day, I got eight toes. I mean, I'm hurting," Sanders shared.
“Like, when I'm going through a game, I got to wear certain type of shoes, bottoms to make sure that my feet are not just going crazy by the fourth quarter."
Sanders held a press conference this past summer, giving an update on his health, sharing how he was cancer-free.
During a press conference this past summer, Coach Prime opened up about his health journey with unfiltered honesty and deep gratitude, BET.com reported. He reflected on the road that brought him here, saying, “The process wasn’t easy. You have no idea how good God has been to me.”
Still, he didn’t shy away from the realities that came after surgery.
“I can’t pee like I used to pee. It’s totally different,” he admitted, noting that he had dropped 25 pounds at one point. Mixing vulnerability with humor, he explained how the experience has changed his daily life.
“I depend on Depend if you know what I mean. I cannot control my bladder. So I get up to go to the bathroom already 4–5 times a night. And I’m sitting there waking up like my grandson,” he said with a chuckle. “We in the same thing. We got the same problem right now. We’re going through the same trials and tribulations.”
But even in the midst of recovery, his message turned outward as a call for others to face their own battles without shame.
“It’s just totally different, and I know there’s a lot of people out there going through what I am going through and dealing with what I am dealing with,” he added. “Let’s stop being ashamed of it and let’s deal with it. And let’s deal with it head-on.”
