Depend shouts out Deion Sanders as his 'backup on the sidelines' after announcing bladder cancer diagnosis

Colorado coach Deion Sanders was able to make find some humor out of an unpleasant situation on Monday. Sanders and his team announced that he underwent surgery for bladder cancer that involved the removal of his bladder.

Sanders opened up on some of what he has had to deal with since the surgery, including revealing that he now has to wear adult diapers. The coach shouted out Depends as his brand of choice.

“I can’t pee like I used to pee,” he said according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports. “… I truly depend on Depends. I cannot control my bladder. If you see a porta-potty on the sideline…”

That caught the eye of the company’s social media admin. The Depends official X account responded in a since-deleted tweet, expressing that it was glad it could help Sanders out.

“We’re proud to be Deion’s backup on the sidelines this season!” the post read.

It’s unclear why the post was deleted, but it’s good to see that Deion Sanders is able to be open about his health issues and take them in stride. He’ll be back on the sidelines for Year 3 as the Buffaloes coach, hoping to build off of a 9-4 finish this past season.

Doctors reveal Deion Sanders cured of bladder cancer

Sanders and the doctors present with him Monday, Dr. Janet Kukreia and CU athletic trainer Lauren Askevold, revealed he had bladder cancer. Coach Prime was revealed to have been cured of the cancer after surgery.

Sanders underwent 14 surgeries that included a bladder removal. The Buffaloes’ leader was thankful for the doctors and support because he was truly unsure if he would make it to this point.

“The process wasn’t easy … you saw all the bull junk that transpired on draft day, it wasn’t just that,” Sanders said. “I had a surgery coming up. My sons to this day don’t know what transpired. I just told them something with my foot again, because I wanted them to focus on making the team and not focused on Dad. So they really don’t know. My daughters do and this joker right here. Much love to my son, Junior, who (did) not (leave) my side since we found out what was taking place. Not one day. He’s been with me here, been with me in Texas, been with me everywhere, every day, and I’ve seen his hands and face, and I love you to life, son, and I thank you for everything you bring to the table.

“But this wasn’t easy. Men, everybody get checked out, because if it wasn’t for me, and get tested for something else, they wouldn’t have stumbled up on this. And make sure you go to the get the right care. Because without wonderful people like this, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here today, because it grew so expeditiously, I could say, but please get yourself checked out. Especially African American men, we don’t like going to the doctors. We don’t like nothing to do with the doctor. You know that. So I’m not just talking to the brothers. I’m talking to my Caucasian brothers, my Hispanic brothers, my Asian brothers, my everybody and my sisters. And that’s all y’all get checked out, because it could have been a whole another gathering.”

On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this report.