Colorado coach Deion Sanders was away from the team over the offseason as he was treated for a cancerous tumor in his bladder, he announced during a press conference on Monday with his doctors. Coach Prime underwent surgery to remove the bladder and was found to be cured of the cancer.

Deion Sanders was diagnosed with a “high-risk” form of bladder cancer earlier this year, and is now cancer-free after having his bladder removed, he and his doctors revealed Monday.

Carter Stoutmire has familial ties to Coach Prime that predates his time with the Buffs. When he received the news of Sanders' cancer, it wasn't taken lightly