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New York Times
15-06-2025
- General
- New York Times
What My Dad Gave Me
My father gave me his freckly skin and, like him, I had melanoma. He gave me asthma and protruding elbows that are identical to his own. He gave me reddish hair that's kindly reluctant to go gray. He gave me an aversion to drinking by not having one himself. He did not give me the seat next to him at a San Diego Chargers game. He had season tickets when I was a kid, but I only found out about it years later. He gave me the ability to talk to anyone because I couldn't stand the awkward silences that he provided. He gave me really nice houses to grow up in, but we moved a lot for his work, and things never seemed to be going well, so he gave me financial anxiety, too. He gave me the tools to withstand a sexist world. He would say: Hillary looks ugly in her pantsuits. And her voice! Women don't belong on the golf course. This was my exposure therapy. He gave it generously. He didn't give me a response when I was little and watching a baseball game on TV with him. Why, I wanted to know, did the umpire call a strike when the batter didn't swing his bat? He couldn't be bothered to explain. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Hindustan Times
10-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Deion Sanders mystery illness: Does Colorado coach have diabetes? What we know
Coach Deion Sanders is dealing with an unknown health issue, which is the reason behind his absence from Colorado University's annual summer football camp. On Sunday, his son Deion Jr. shared a health update on 'Coach Prime", as Sanders is popularly known, via a YouTube livestream. According to Deoin Jr., the coach was 'feeling well,' USA Today reported. 'He'll tell y'all soon enough what he is going through, what he went through,' Deion Jr. added. Commenting about the Colorado Buffaloes coach's return to Boulder, Deion Jr. said he did not know when that was possible. 'I'm waiting until my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I'll go. Until then, I'm gonna sit here with him,' he explained. The Buffaloes will play against Georgia Tech on August 29. The Colorado head coach had attended the university's summer camps in 2023 and 2024. The promotional material at the institute's athletics website featured Sanders at events this year as well, including youth football camps on June 10 and 11 and a specialists camp on June 18, according to the NY Post. The news about Sanders' health issues comes on the back of his absence from the public eye recently. The former footballer has not given many interviews since his son Shedeur Sanders' slide in the NFL draft. Sanders had cancelled his keynote speech at the Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research's annual symposium on Sunday, June 5, citing an 'unavoidable last-minute scheduling change.' Earvin "Magic" Johnson served as the keynote speaker in his absence. In May, the former San Diego Chargers player addressed his absence at events on Asante Samuel's 'Say What Needs to be Said' podcast. 'I've done no media. I've done nothing for a minute. So coming on with you is something. I ain't been in front of nobody for a minute. I lost about 14 pounds. I'm coming back, but I needed this,' Sanders explained. Coach Deion Sanders has been active on social media. On June 10, he dropped a motivational post on X, saying, 'Let's attack today with all we have. Let's give today everything we got. Let's not save ourselves for tomorrow knowing tomorrow ain't promised. Let's go all out baby. I believe in you & you believe in what God has bestowed upon you. Let's go!' Take a look at his post here: The Colorado Buffaloes coach underwent surgery for blood clots in his left leg in 2023. He has undergone 10 surgeries on his left leg as of 2023. Sanders faced severe circulation issues in his legs, leading to the amputation of two toes on his left foot and partial removal of his left calf. In 2023, blood clots forced him to miss Pac-12 media day and required two surgeries, with risks of further amputation. The Colorado coach has undergone 12 surgeries, including procedures for blood clots in both legs in 2023 and toe straightening in July 2023. However, there is no credible source to confirm that Sanders has diabetes. The former San Diego Chargers player won two Super Bowls in his career. The moniker stems from his high school days, when he was an all-state player in basketball, football and baseball. During one game, he finished with 37 points to his credit, leading to the name Coach Prime.
Fox News
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Former Dem representative suggests Shedeur Sanders fell in NFL Draft because 'America fears strong black men'
After NFL quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday, many critics debated why on social media. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman joined the debate Friday, suggesting the reason Sanders slid was because "America continues to fear strong black men." Bowman also compared the 23-year-old quarterback to former NFL star Eli Manning, who refused to play for the San Diego Chargers after being selected with the No. 1 pick in 2004. "The NFL doesn't like [Shedeur]Sanders because he wears gold chains and talks like a rapper. They don't care that he's a leader, intelligent, tough and completed 77% of his passes with no O-line and no running game. He's entitled but Eli Manning wasn't entitled when he refused to be drafted by San Diego?" Bowman wrote on X. "He's not athletic, but that didn't stop Joe Montana, Drew Brees or Tom Brady. America continues to fear strong black men who come from means and have a strong sense of themselves without submitting to the 'dominant' culture." Bowman added in the video that he expects the Cleveland Browns to select Sanders with the first pick of the second round Friday night. "It's the way Shedeur dresses. It's the way he talks, and it's his culture, in my opinion. You see him at the draft last night. He's wearing all black. He got the L chain on, and he talks like a rapper," Bowman said. The first player selected in the draft was former Miami quarterback Cam Ward, who is also Black. Twenty-five of the 32 players selected in the first round Friday were Black men. Broadcasts of the draft offered regular shots from inside the Sanders household in Texas as the family waited for Shedeur's name to be called. The shots showed the family had installed a multi-layer shelf that included a cap for all 32 NFL teams. But the 23-year-old aspiring pro did not get to put any of them on in celebration Thursday. At one point during the quarterback's slide, his other brother, NFL safety prospect Shilo Sanders, insisted "something is going on" with Shedeur not being selected. "Bro, if they don't take you right now, it's something going on," Shilo said. "If they don't take him right now, it's something going on. I don't know what's going on, but it's something." In footage posted by Deion Jr., Shedeur addressed not being taken in a speech to his family when the first night of the draft was over. "We all didn't expect this, of course, but I feel like with God, anything possible, everything possible. I don't feel like this happened for no reason. All of this is, of course, fuel to the fire. Under no circumstances did we all know this was going to happen, but we understand we on to bigger and better things," the quarterback said. "Tomorrow's the day. We going to be happy regardless. Legendary." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
USA Today
06-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Chargers release Joey Bosa: LA moving on after he played first 9 NFL seasons with team
Chargers release Joey Bosa: LA moving on after he played first 9 NFL seasons with team Los Angeles is parting ways with the last member of the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers have released edge defender Joey Bosa, the team announced on Wednesday. Moving on from Bosa clears up $25.3 million in salary cap space. Bosa, who was selected with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft, was the last member of the formerly San Diego Chargers. Over nine seasons, Bosa recorded 343 tackles, 72 sacks, 87 tackles for loss, 17 forced fumbles and four recoveries. His 72 career sacks rank No. 2 in franchise history. Bosa earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and was named to five Pro Bowls during his time with the Chargers.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL Hall of Fame: Antonio Gates, Sterling Sharpe, Jared Allen, Eric Allen are 4 members of 2025 class
NEW ORLEANS — San Diego Chargers fans have a reason to celebrate again. The Chargers moved to Los Angeles after the 2016 season, leaving their San Diego fans with heartache and old memories. Many of those memories include tight end Antonio Gates, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his second time on the ballot. He was part of the 2025 class, which was announced Thursday at NFL Honors. The rest of the class includes defensive end Jared Allen, cornerback Eric Allen, and receiver Sterling Sharpe. Among the notable names who did not get in were New York Giants Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning, whose Hall of Fame case is complicated in its own right, and New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri. Gates played 14 of his 16 seasons in San Diego and his final two in Los Angeles, picking up 11,841 yards and 116 touchdowns. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler, three-time first-team All-Pro and a member of the All-Decade Team of the 2000s. Gates' Hall of Fame story is incredible when considering the often-told tale that he did not play college football. He played basketball at Eastern Michigan for a year and then two seasons at Kent State. In his final basketball season he averaged 20.6 points per game. That athleticism translated well to the NFL. Jared Allen was one of the premier pass rushers of his era, leading the NFL in sacks twice including a 22-sack season in 2011. Allen had 136 career sacks with four teams (Chiefs, Vikings, Bears, Panthers). Eric Allen was a six-time Pro Bowler with 54 career interceptions over 14 years with the Eagles, Raiders and Saints. Sharpe's career was cut short due to a neck injury but led the NFL in receptions three times in seven seasons. He had 8,134 yards and 65 touchdowns in those seven seasons, all with the Packers.
