Shilo Sanders Jokes About Skipping Coaching Job To Avoid Coach Prime’s Bald Look
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Shilo Sanders turned down a career suggestion with a punchline about hairlines. The former safety joked his way out of a coaching conversation while furniture shopping in Miami. His reasoning had nothing to do with X’s and O’s. It had everything to do with watching his father pay a physical price for standing on the sidelines.
Shilo posted a YouTube vlog on Sunday titled “Furniture Shopping For My New Miami House.” A woman at the shop pitched him on becoming a head coach. Shilo shut it down fast. He blamed the stress, the health problems, and the hair loss that come with the job. FAMU came up as a potential landing spot. Shilo said no thanks.
“I don’t got the patience to coach them,” Shilo said. “But you see like Coach Prime like all these health problems and stuff like his blood just rising. If he just chilled, I promise you he’ll be the healthiest man. He’ll still have his toes. But nah, he I mean, it’s a stressful job, you know, like I’m not trying to go bald. If I ever want to go bald, I’ll coach them.”
The joke landed because the reality behind it is harsh. Deion Sanders coached through multiple surgeries, blood clots, and a cancer diagnosis this year. Shilo watched all of it up close. His dismissal of coaching wasn’t just comedy. It was a son watching his father sacrifice pieces of himself for a job that never stops demanding more.
Shilo Sanders’s Fathers’ Health Battles Keep Piling Up
Shilo Sanders’s Fathers’ Health Battles Keep Piling Up
Deion Sanders doesn’t slow down even when his body screams for it. The blood clots began years ago due to a hereditary condition.
Surgeries in 2023 removed clots and tried to fix circulation issues. Another procedure was performed in October for fresh clots in his left leg. Sanders showed up at practice the next day. Doctors found an aggressive bladder tumor in April during routine checks. Sanders told Colorado Buffaloes Sports Illustrated reporter Bri Amaranthus last month that the diagnosis knocked him sideways.
“When I first heard the words ‘you have cancer,’ everything got quiet,” Sanders said. “It hits you different. I went straight to prayer and said, ‘Alright, Lord- what’s the plan?’ I’ve faced a lot of challenges in life, but this one brought me to my knees.”
Sanders had his bladder removed to stop the spread. Surgeons built a new one from part of his small intestine. He’s cancer-free now. He told Associated Press reporter Pat Graham he plans to keep coaching as long as the fire burns. Colorado went 3-9 this season and landed at No. 62 in the PFSN College Football Playoff Rankings. Sanders stuck with it through every loss and every health scare. Shilo Sanders’ joke about going bald cuts deeper than most people realize. His father is fighting to stay on his feet while building a program. That’s the job Shilo turned down with a laugh. Can anyone blame him?
