Deion Sanders spotted at Buccaneers practice watching Shilo Sanders amid absence from Colorado

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders is in attendance for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first training camp practice on Wednesday. Sanders, spotted talking with Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, is in Tampa to watch his son Shilo Sanders.

Shilo Sanders, who played under his father at Jackson State and Colorado, signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. He is looking to crack the 53-man roster in Tampa Bay.

Looks like Deion Sanders is at practice today watching his son Shilo. Coach Prime was having a conversation with Coach Bowles this morning. #Bucs #GoBuffs @DeionSanders pic.twitter.com/z3Pq3m8HQH

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Deion Sanders has been away from Boulder this offseason while recovering from an unspecified health matter at his Texas-based ranch. That absence caused him to miss multiple pre-planned events, including several camps in Boulder last month. The 57-year-old Sanders refused to address that absence during his appearance at Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas, dismissing a question from a reporter from The Athletic.

“The Athletic? Y’all be on that bull junk, so I’m not going to tell you much,” Sanders said. “But I’m not here to talk about my health. I’m here to talk about my team.”

When the reporter followed up by asking what an average day on Sanders’ Texas ranch has been like, the Colorado head coach doubled down on his deflection: “Everyday I’m looking good. I’m living lovely. God has truly blessed me. Not a care in the world, not a want or desire in the world. Thank you, sir. Appreciate you.”

Deion Sanders ‘ain’t all the way recovered’

In the latest video from Well Off Media — the outlet run by Deion Sanders Jr. — Deion Sanders revealed he is still battling health issues. In the video, Deion Sanders is seen getting into a cold tub with daughter and basketball star Shelomi Sanders for a recovery day. Deion Sanders then opened up about his health.

“You know I’m still going through something,” Sanders said. “I ain’t all the way recovered.”

This isn’t the first medical situation Sanders has faced in recent years. He missed a 2023 Pac-12 Conference media in Las Vegas while dealing with recurring blood clots in his legs. Sanders previously had two toes on his left foot amputated, and parts of his left calf removed in 2021 after a scary situation involving blood clots in his legs.

On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this report.