Deion Sanders is heading into his fourth season as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. But the Buffaloes’ season doesn’t kick off until Sept. 3 against Georgia Tech. For now, the Hall of Famer is enjoying his offseason, which includes spending precious time with his family whenever he can.
Deion Sanders Jokes About Daughter On Birthday
On Sunday, Sanders celebrated his 59th birthday. As part of his celebration, ‘Coach Prime’ shared a post to Instagram where he also gave a shoutout to his grandson, Snow.
Yet, Sanders also got a little lighthearted jab in at his daughter, Deiondra.
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“Happy Blessed Peaceful Birthday to my Grandson Snow! I know your mom has a production going on for a 2 year old that won’t remember this EVER but stay strong and let her do her thang. She Loves u to Life. #GrandHitta #PapaPrime #PresentPop.”
While Sanders will soon focus a great amount of attention on helping Colorado bounce back after a forgettable 3-9 record in 2025, right now he’s living in the moment with his family. That naturally includes getting some valuable time in with his grandson, Snow too.
Sanders has led the Buffaloes to a trio of up-and-down seasons. In 2023, he had a 4-8 record, which felt like a significant improvement over the 1-11 mark they experienced the previous season under Karl Dorrell and Mike Sanford.
Then, Sanders, aided by Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, managed to lead Colorado to an impressive 9-4 record in 2024, which concluded with a trip to the Alamo Bowl.
Yet, after falling back down to earth with three wins once Shedeur and Hunter graduated to the NFL, the onus is back on ‘Coach Prime’ to produce another winning season. If not, his future in Colorado may not last much longer.
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Then again, Sanders is signed through 2029 on a five-year, $54 million deal that pays him $10 million this season and climbs to $12 million in the final year. If he’s bought out of his current deal before December 31, they’d owe him a whopping $26.6 million. In other words, Sanders’ job is quite safe in Colorado.
If Sanders has an excellent season and eyes a job elsewhere this winter, he’d owe Colorado $10 million in liquidated damages. That figure drops to $6 million for any departure in 2027.
Yet, everyone in Colorado is all-in on this season, with no plans on moving on from coach Sanders any time soon. He’s proven capable of leading a winning program before. Now he’ll just have to do it without the help of his sons and a first-round talent in Hunter.
