BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders will undergo a four-hour surgical procedure on Tuesday at UCHealth amid ongoing health issues, including blood clot concerns.

The 58-year-old Colorado coach told reporters Sunday that he believes he has more blood clots in his leg, and he had a doctor's appointment Monday to see about the issue.

“And I trust God with all my heart and all my soul and all my mind, so I'm going to go in there and I'm going to get some of the best sleep in the world for, I think, four hours, the surgery's going to be,” Sanders said Tuesday during his weekly press conference.

The surgery is called an aspiration thrombectomy, which involves the left popliteal — located behind the knee — and tibial arteries.

Sanders, who appeared to be in good spirits Tuesday, said he expects to

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