Colorado head coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has broken weeks of relative silence about the mysterious health issue that has kept him home in Texas instead of on campus in Boulder. In a vlog posted to his family’s Well Off Media channel over the weekend, the 57‑year‑old Hall‑of‑Famer gingerly lowers himself into an outdoor ice bath beside daughter Shelomi and concedes, “You know I’m still going through something … I ain’t all the way recovered.”

Although the video also shows Sanders hitting tennis balls, shooting baskets, and completing a 1.3‑mile “run‑walk,” he stresses that doctors have told him to be patient. The illness—still undisclosed—has already cost him roughly 14 pounds and forced him to skip several off‑season events.

It’s not the first major scare for the two‑time Super Bowl champion. Sanders endured blood‑clot surgery in 2023 and lost two toes to circulation problems in 2021, leaving fans to wonder whether the current setback is related. For now, he’s deflected specifics, telling reporters at Big 12 Media Days earlier this month that he came to “talk about my team, not my health.”

Behind the scenes, optimism is growing. Son Deion Jr. says the family expects to return to Colorado “next week” and promises the full story will be revealed soon. Athletic director Rick George echoed that timeline, hinting that Sanders could rejoin the Buffaloes “in a week or two.” When he does, he’ll step into a pivotal preseason that features a new quarterback battle and a roster largely rebuilt after the departures of sons Shedeur and Shilo as well as two‑way star Travis Hunter.

For now, Coach Prime’s message is simple: progress, not perfection. “I’m getting better, though, right?” he asks Shelomi in the ice‑bath clip—an answer that may have to suffice until the Buffaloes’ leader is back patrolling the sideline in Boulder.