Colorado coach Deion Sanders He’s made a name for himself in the world of college football and become a Buffaloes icon in just three seasons, but the former NFL player has also become a polarizing figure for some. And, according to his security team, he has been the subject of multiple threats for this.
In the latest season of the docuseries “Coach Prime” that aired on Prime Video earlier this week, Sanders’ personal security officer Michael Rhodes revealed that Sanders received a “very credible threat” before a game during the 2024 season.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, center, takes the field with his team before the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against BYU, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
“Coach gets a lot of mail every day, a lot of packages, a lot of gifts,” Rhodes said in the second episode while putting on gloves as he prepared to go through Sanders’ mail.
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“As he stated publicly, he receives a lot of death threats and a lot of hate mail, so as a precaution, we check the mail very carefully. Put these gloves on just to make sure you don’t come into contact with any type of dangerous material.”
Rhodes said he served as a member of Jackson State campus police for about 10 years when he was asked to be a member of Sander’s security team during his time there. When Sanders was offered the job in Colorado, he asked Rhodes to join him.
Since then, Rhodes has been very busy.
University of Colorado Buffs head coach Deion Sanders walks off the field with his safety team after the University of Colorado Buffs defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium on October 7 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. (Bruce Yeung/Getty Images)
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He said in the episode that before the September 14 game against Colorado State, They received “multiple threats regarding people trying to harm the coach.”
“There was a very credible threat: two individuals possibly attempting to approach the coach before, during or after the game,” he continued. “So we had to have multiple law enforcement agencies there: the SWAT team, the CSUPD and the Boulder Police Department.”
Rhodes said during games he keeps his head “spinning” watching for any potential threats in the crowd and around the stadium.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders watches from the sideline during the first half of the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against BYU, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
“Not everyone loves the coach. With all the death threats, I don’t know who is who. I have one job, and that’s to make sure the coach is good, that he’s safe, so we can go out and lead the team.” until victory.”
The Buffaloes closed the 2024 season on a high note despite a crushing loss to BYU at the Alamo last month.
Colorado made its first Bowl game appearance since 2020 and has sold out every home game over the past two seasons, the first time in the program’s 134-year history. Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy and he and Shedeur Sanders are expected to be first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft in April.
