• Deion Sanders is an American athlete, football and baseball coach and sports analyst.
• He played a total of 14 years in the National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB).
• He was a pre-game commentator for “The NFL Today” sports program and is currently an analyst on several NFL Network shows.
• He has been married twice and has five children.
• He has a net worth of over $40 million.
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Who is Deion Sanders?
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. was born in Fort Myers, Florida USA, on August 9, 1967 – his zodiac sign is Leo and he is an American national. He is an athlete, football and baseball coach and sports analystwho is perhaps best known for playing in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 years.
Early life and education
Deion grew up in Fort Myers and became interested in sports when he went to grade school. He got serious about a career as an athlete while attending North Fort Myers High School, playing baseball, basketball and soccer for his school’s team and excelling in both American Football and baseball.
When he opted out in 1985, Deion was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team, made up of 33 high school football players who proved to be the best in the last 100 years. After graduating from college, he was invited to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals, but declined their offer.
He went to study at Florida State University, playing football and baseball for them while he was also running. Focusing primarily on football, he was selected as the All-American cornerback in both 1987 and 1988, the latter also seeing him win the Jim Thorpe Award and he graduated the same year.
Deion also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, which he received from Talladega College in 2020.
Baseball career
He became a professional baseball player when he signed on June 22, 1988 with the New York Yankees who competed in Major League Baseball (MLB), but began playing in the 1989 season. After only one season, he left the Yankees and signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves, but due to contract issues, he only played for them for one day.
After everything was settled, Deion continued to play for the Braves until 1996 when he moved to play for the Cincinnati Reds, staying with them for a year before retiring from baseball for three years. In 2001, he rejoined the Reds, but was fired after playing 29 games. He joined the Syracuse Chiefs, but soon had to leave them when a lawyer discovered he was still involved in the Reds contract. Deion left the Chiefs and returned to the Reds, but not long after announced his retirement from baseball.
In 1989, he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons and stayed with them for four years before signing with the San Francisco 49ers, playing one of the best seasons of his career that made several football teams want him, including the New Orleans Saints. , the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles – Deion eventually chose the Dallas Cowboys, and signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with a $12.999 million bonus for signing. He played for them until June 2, 2000 and then signed a contract with the Washington Redskins. He decided to retire in July 2001, but returned to football in 2004 and signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens, played only one season for them, all 16 games, and in January 2006, Deion officially retired.
Other companies
In January 1995, Deion became the spokesperson for Sega Sports. He hosted a single episode of the talk show ‘Saturday Night Live’ which aired on February 18 of that year, and went on to appear in numerous commercials for brands and companies such as Nike, Burger King and American Express, and then started a rap career with the release of his debut album “Prime Time”.
In 2004, he became a pre-game commentator for the sports program “The NFL Today”, and today he works as an analyst and appears on several NFL Network shows such as “NFL GameDay” and “Thursday Night Football”.
He was the star of the show “Deion & Pillar: Prime Time Love” which follows the life of Deion, his now ex-wife Pillar and their five children – the family also appeared on the game show “Celebrity Family Feud”. In 2014 he appeared in a single episode of the survival skills series “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”, and in 2015 you could have seen him compete in a single episode of the musical reality series “Lip Sync Battle”, against Justin Bieber – Deion won!
Deion is also an assistant coach, as he began working for the Dallas Fury, a professional women’s basketball team, in January 2004. In April 2006, he purchased the Arena Football League team the Austin Wranglers.
In 2015, Deion became the head coach of Triple A Academy and in August 2017, he transferred to Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill High School.
He is also a writer and his autobiography “Power, Money & Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life” was published in 1998.
Wife Tracey Edmonds and son
Deion has been married twice; his first wife was Carolyn Chambers. The two were introduced by a mutual friend at a house party, they married in 1989, and Carolyn gave birth to their two children before divorcing in 1998 for unknown reasons.
In 1999, Deion began dating Pilar Biggers-Sanders, and she gave birth to their three children. Deion filed for divorce on September 22, 2011, and on March 12, 2013, the court gave Deion custody of their two sons and Pilar custody of their daughter, but just a week later, Deion also got custody of their daughter.
While Pilar accused Deion of abuse, he then filed a lawsuit against her – a defamation of character – which he won in 2015, but an appeal was accepted and the case was eventually won by Pilar.
Since 2012, Deion in a relationship with Tracey Edmonds and there are many people who believe that she is his wife, but it seems that they have decided not to exchange vows – Tracey is an American businesswoman, TV personality and a producer, who is perhaps best known as the CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc.
Deion’s son, Deion Sander Jr. is also a football player and currently plays for the SMU Mustangs.
Hobbies and other interests
Deion is still very active physically and works out at the gym several times each week while also following a strict diet, hence his muscular body.
He loves to travel and his career has taken him all over the US while also visiting many European countries as well as Asia and Africa.
Deion is a devoted Christian who attends church at least once a week, and his Instagram account is filled with pictures of religious quotes mentioning the Lord.
In his spare time, Deion likes to watch movies, and his favorite actors and actresses are Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis and Emma Watson, while some of his favorite movies are “Inception”, “Catch Me If You Can” and “Pulp Fiction” . ”.
Age, hair and assets
Deon is 53 years old. He is bald, has brown eyes and is 1.85 m tall, while he weighs about 90 kg.
As of November 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $40 million.
