Deion Sanders has spent the last few years living with a problem that never really lets up: the loss of his left big toe and second toe after blood clots led to amputations in 2021. Now, after years of dealing with pain and discomfort, he’s finally getting custom silicone prosthetic toes designed to help with the daily grind.
A new video posted by Deion Sanders Jr. on the Well Off Media YouTube channel shows Sanders receiving the prosthetics at last. The process began in June, when he was measured for the device in his Boulder office. Össur built the toes specifically for him, matching his skin tone and the scarring on his foot.
The goal is straightforward. The prosthetics are meant to fill out the side of his foot that’s supposed to carry half his body weight, while also helping with balance and gait when he’s standing on the sideline.
Sanders has been open about how much the injury has affected him. He’s said the pain never fully goes away, even years after the amputation. That candor has been part of his public health story for a while now, especially after he revealed the amputated foot on camera in a 2022 appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, where he went into detail with his longtime trainer.
Even through that, Sanders has kept leaning on humor. At one point, he joked that he’s built for adversity regardless of how many toes he has left.
He also beat bladder cancer earlier this year and has returned to the sideline with his trademark swagger intact. Colorado heads into this season with real expectations after a full offseason of roster changes, and whether the new prosthetics show up on game day is still to be seen. But in the video, Sanders looked ready to find out.
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