Deion Sanders
American football coach and former player
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| 2025 | Sanders's son Shedeur was drafted in Round 5, Pick 144 by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Draft. His son Shilo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers. |
| 2025 | Sanders's son Shedeur was drafted in Round 5, Pick 144, by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Draft. |
| March 28 2025 | Deion Sanders signed a five-year, $54 million contract extension with the University of Colorado, solidifying his position as the head football coach and demonstrating the program's commitment to his leadership. |
| 2024 | Deion Sanders led Colorado to a 9-3 regular season record, tied for 1st in the Big 12 conference, exceeding preseason expectations of 5.5 wins. |
| 2024 | Colorado retired the jerseys of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders following their exceptional performance under Sanders' coaching. |
| 2024 | Guided Colorado to a 9-3 season record, tying for 1st in the Big 12 conference. Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy, and Shedeur Sanders finished 8th in Heisman voting. The team lost to BYU in the Alamo Bowl. |
| April 10 2024 | Sanders entered into an endorsement deal with Boost Mobile. |
| 2023 | Led Colorado to a 4-8 season record, including their first conference win, after replacing nearly the entire roster with 50 new transfer players, including his sons Shedeur and Shilo Sanders. |
| 2023 | Named head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. |
| 2022 | Leads Jackson State to two consecutive Celebration Bowl appearances and the program's first undefeated regular season. |
| 2022 | Deion Sanders successfully recruited Travis Hunter, the number one overall recruit in the 2022 class, to Jackson State, marking the first time a five-star recruit signed with an FCS program. This groundbreaking move was described by recruiting director Steve Wiltfong as 'the biggest signing day moment in the history of college football'. |
| 2022 | Led Jackson State to an undefeated regular season and named head football coach at Colorado. |
| 2021 | Sanders undergoes several foot surgeries and has two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots. |
| 2020 | Sanders graduates from Talladega College with a bachelor's degree in business administration. |
| 2020 | Became head coach of the Jackson State Tigers football team. |
| September 2020 | Sanders began filing over 30 trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office through his company Prime Time Enterprises, Inc. |
| 2018 | Sanders appeared in disguise on Undercover Boss, meeting with youth coaches and less fortunate individuals. |
| August 17 2017 | Sanders becomes offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill high school in Texas, where both of his sons play football. |
| January 21 2017 | Sanders and his girlfriend Tracey Edmonds were featured on an episode of Tiny House Nation. |
| 2015 | Sanders and Pilar Biggers-Sanders divorced after 16 years of marriage. |
| 2015 | Sanders competed against Justin Bieber on Lip Sync Battle, winning with performances of 'Play That Funky Music' and 'Like a Virgin'. |
| 2015 | Sanders is named CEO of FOCUS Academies and becomes head coach at Triple A Academy. Prime Prep Academy closes down due to financial and management issues. |
| 2014 | Sanders was featured in an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls, hiking in the desert of southern Utah for two days. |
| 2013 | A Texas jury grants Sanders sole custody of his two sons and joint custody of his daughter in a bitter custody dispute with Pilar Sanders. |
| 2013 | Sanders created the fictional character Leon Sandcastle for an NFL Network Super Bowl commercial, depicting himself entering the NFL draft in disguise. |
| 2012 | Sanders co-founded Prime Prep Academy charter school, which he was later fired from after an alleged assault of the CFO. |
| 2012 | Sanders co-founds Prime Prep Academy charter school. |
| April 2012 | Sanders and his estranged wife Pilar both face misdemeanor assault charges during a dispute, though a judge later rules neither party committed family violence. |
| 2011 | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. |
| 2010 | Served as a celebrity spokesperson for Monitronics, a security system firm, at an industry conference. |
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