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Deion Sanders’ bodyguard said the NFL legend receives about five death threats a day, according to a YouTube video posted Friday by Sanders’ eldest son, Deion Jr.
Bodyguard Michael Rhodes has asked University of Colorado football coaches to “be careful” about who they let into the team’s facilities.
“My name is Officer Rhodes. I’m Coach Prime’s head of security,” Rhodes told the team.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders watches his team warm up before an NCAA college football game against TCU Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutiérrez)
“Real quick, I want to say this. Those of you who are new, when you’re heading to the facility in the morning, be careful who’s with you, especially in the elevator. Don’t let anyone force you to scan them on the floor, because everyone is trying to get to Coach Prime. These people who are trying to get to Coach Prime, not all of them have good intentions. So keep that in mind, don’t open any doors, because my philosophy is if the doors will open, They will pass. Then they will have to meet me.
Sanders then cited being a “black man” for his constant death threats.
“We get death threats all the time,” Sanders said. “Why? I’m a black man making things happen, making things happen. So we have things that are real.”
Sanders then asked Rhodes: “How many death threats do we get?” »
“About five a day,” Rhodes said.
Sanders’ life and well-being have been a matter of concern over the past year.
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University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders talks about his journey to overcoming bladder cancer during a news conference at the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Monday, July 28, 2025. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Last June, reports surfaced that the Pro Football Hall of Famer had been sidelined due to an unspecified illness.
In July, Sanders revealed that he had been diagnosed with aggressive behavior. form of bladder cancer. At a news conference with his doctors, Sanders said part of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.
Following his diagnosis and treatment for bladder cancer, Sanders frequently needed to go to the bathroom. The school therefore introduced a portable secondary bathroom for him during matches.
Then, during a post-match press conference in October, Sanders predicted he was facing more blood clots after being hit by them.
“The cat’s out of the bag, okay. I think I have more blood clots,” Sanders said. “It doesn’t make any sense. It hurts like crazy… I don’t have any blood in my leg. That’s why my leg is throbbing.”
The blood clot issue led to the amputation of two toes on his left foot in 2021. Sanders was coaching at Jackson State at the time. In 2023, the two-time Super Bowl champion missed Pac-12 media day to treat a blood clot in his right leg and another surgery to correct curled toes in his left foot.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders watches his players warm up before an NCAA college football game against Utah, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
“I’m going to go [surgery]and I’m going to have one of the best sleeps in the world for, I think, four hours, the surgery is going to last,” Sanders said Tuesday.
“I’ve never been high a day in my life. I’ve never drunk or smoked or anything. But when I have surgery, I get there on time.”
