BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado introduced a sideline bathroom in its opening game against Georgia Tech for Deion Sanders, who was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer and needs to frequently use the restroom.
The portable privacy tent, which is being sponsored Friday by Depend undergarment, is next to the Buffaloes bench, so the Colorado coach won’t have far to go.
Earlier this month, Sanders wrote on social media about relying on Depend, which makes an undergarment for people with incontinence. He wrote: “I wasn’t joking! I truly DEPEND on Depend. Ain’t NO SHAME in taking care of yourself. NO SHAME in getting health screenings. And there certainly ain’t NO SHAME in needing added protection or using Depend to stay in the game. That’s not weakness – that’s WINNING.”
Depend responded to him: “No shame at all! We’re proud to help you stay in the game, Coach Prime.”
Sanders spent time away from the team this summer as he went through treatment for bladder cancer. His doctor said last month that he was cured. It was also revealed that a section of Sanders’ intestine was reconstructed to function as a bladder.
This will be Sanders’ third season in Boulder and first without his sons, Shedeur and Shilo. The Buffaloes finished 9-4 last season.
Colorado is meeting Georgia Tech on the football field for the first time in program history. The two teams have been linked since splitting the national title after the 1990 season.
The Buffaloes are honoring the coach of that team, Bill McCartney, who died in January at 84. The players will wear a patch on their uniforms.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
