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Deion Sanders
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Position(s):
Cornerback		 Jersey #(s):
21, 37
Born: August 9, 1967 (1967-08-09) (age 40)
Fort Myers, Florida
Career Information
Year(s): 1989–2005
NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
College: Florida State
Professional Teams
Career Stats
Tackles     513
Interceptions     53
Sacks     1
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards

Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is a former National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, and is currently an NFL Network commentator. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Fort Myers is the County seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1989 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure was known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The 1995 NFL season was the 76th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States Most forms of Football have a move known as a tackle. In most cases this move is one that prevents an opposing player from carrying out what they intend In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1992 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1992 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1993 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1993 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1994 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 6, 1994 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1995 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 5, 1995, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1997 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1997 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1998 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 1, 1998 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1999 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1999 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 2000 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 6, 2000 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The NFL 1990s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida (now part of the Suburb Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Fort Myers is the County seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television He was listed at a height of 6'1 and weighed 195 lbs.

In the NFL, he played for the Atlanta Falcons, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens, winning the Super Bowl with the 49ers and Cowboys. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL In Major League Baseball, he played for the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. His college career was at Florida State University, where he excelled in both football and baseball. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies College baseball is Baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of Higher education, predominantly in the United States.

In April 2006 he became a partial owner of the Austin Wranglers, an Arena Football League team based in Austin, Texas. The Austin Wranglers are an American football team from Austin Texas in the Arenafootball2. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. [1] Sanders also works for the NFL Network, appearing on the Sunday night highlights show NFL GameDay and NFL Total Access. Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week NFL Total Access is a Television news program on the NFL Network. Deion currently stars on the reality television show, Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love, with his wife Pilar Biggers. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Deion & Pilar Prime Time Love is a weekly reality television show that focuses on the home life of Deion Sanders and Pilar Biggers.

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Biography

High school years

Sanders attended North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers, Florida, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. North Fort Myers High School (commonly called "North" or "North High" is an American 9-12 High school located in North Fort Myers, Florida A letterman, in US Sports, Performing arts or Academics, is a High school or College student who has met a specified level of participation High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each He was an All-State honoree in all three sports. In 2007 Sanders was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history. The FHSAA's All-Century Team was selected in December 2007 to celebrate 100 years of high school football in the state of Florida.

College career

Sanders was a star in three sports for the Florida State Seminoles, participating in football, baseball, and track. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Beginning his freshman year, he started in the Seminoles' secondary, played outfield for the baseball team that finished fifth in the nation, and helped lead the track and field team to a conference championship. The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman

At Florida State, under head coach Bobby Bowden, Sanders was a two time consensus All-American cornerback in 1987 and 1988, and a third team All-American in 1986, intercepting 14 passes in his career, including three in bowl games, and managed to return one interception 100 yards for a touchdown. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. He won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988 and is widely considered to be one of the best cornerbacks to ever play college football. The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in College football since 1986. He was also a standout punt returner for Florida State, leading the nation in 1988 with his punt return average, and breaking the school's record for career punt return yards. Punt returner ( PR) is a position on Special teams in American football. In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. His jersey at Florida State, #2, was retired in 1995. Sanders helped seal the 1988 Sugar Bowl for the Seminoles by picking off an Auburn pass in the last seconds. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams

While playing baseball under head coach Mike Martin, at Florida State, Sanders hit . Mike Martin Sr (born February 12, 1944) is the FSU baseball coach. 331 in 1986; he was known more for base stealing, swiping 27 bags in 1987. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Sanders would go on to be drafted while in college by the New York Yankees (He also was selected by the Kansas City Royals out of North Fort Myers High School, though he did not sign. The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. )

On one occasion, Sanders played the first game of a baseball doubleheader, ran a leg of a 4x100 relay, then returned to play another baseball game. Doubleheader is the term used to describe two Baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters

Family

MLB career

Deion Sanders
Outfielder
Born: August 9, 1967 (1967-08-09) (age 40)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 31, 1989
for the New York Yankees
Final game
June 14, 2001
for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
AVG     . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 263
Hits     558
SB     186
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Led NL in triples in 1992 with 14

Sanders played a nine-year, part-time baseball career, playing 641 games with 4 teams. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January During his most productive year, 1992, he hit .304 for the Braves, stole 26 bases, and led the NL with 14 triples in 97 games. Awards and honors Most Valuable Player Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics (AL Barry Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see During the 1989 season, he hit a home run and scored a touchdown in the NFL in the same week, the first player to do so. Awards and honors Most Valuable Player Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers (AL Kevin Mitchell Sanders is the only man to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.

In four games of the 1992 World Series, Sanders batted . The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. 533 with 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI while playing with a broken bone in his foot. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire Despite Sanders's performance, he and his Braves ultimately lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1997, Sanders finished 2nd in the NL with 56 stolen bases in 115 games.

NFL Career

Atlanta Falcons

Sanders's professional football career started the same year as his baseball career, 1989. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. He was the fifth pick overall in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he played until 1993. The 1989 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure was known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. On Sanders' first career kick return, he returned it for a touchdown. During his time there, he intercepted 24 passes (including a career high 7 in 1993), three of which he returned for touchdowns. In 1992, he also led the league in kickoff return yards (1,067), yards per return (26. The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd Regular season of the National Football League. 7) and return touchdowns (2). Over his five years with the Falcons, Sanders found his way to the end zone ten times (three defensive, three kick returns, two punt returns, and two receptions). The end zone is a term used in both Canadian football and American football. During his stay in Atlanta, Sanders claimed that the Georgia Dome was his own house. The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia [2]

San Francisco 49ers

After five seasons Sanders signed on to play one season with the San Francisco 49ers, where he had arguably his best season as a professional football player, recording six interceptions and returning them for an NFL best 303 yards and three touchdowns. On October 16, 1994, Deion was the big story as he made his dramatic return to the Georgia Dome in a 49er uniform. After getting into a scuffle with his former Falcon teammate Andre Rison, Sanders intercepted a pass from quarterback Jeff George and proceeded to return it 93 yards while mockingly staring down the entire Falcons sideline before high-stepping into the end zone. Andre Previn Rison (born March 18 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American football Wide receiver who played professionally Jeffrey Scott George (born December 8, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football Quarterback in the National Sanders was later voted the 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and recorded an interception in the 49ers 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida (now part of the Suburb After the season, Jerry Rice and Sanders publicly feuded — Rice fumed at the idea that the media felt Sanders was the missing link to the 49ers Super Bowl run and that it was not giving credit to the other 52 men in the locker room. Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford Mississippi) is a former football Wide receiver in the NFL. This ultimately resulted in Sanders feeling unappreciated by the 49ers organization and he opted to leave the team.

Dallas Cowboys

After his public dispute with Jerry Rice and not feeling valued with 49ers, Sanders with his agent Eugene Parker, proceeded to court numerous teams in need of an All-Pro cornerback. Several teams in the "Deion sweepstakes," as it was coined by the media that year, were the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, and the Dallas Cowboys who ironically lost their starting cornerback Kevin Smith to injury for the rest of the season. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Kevin Rey Smith (born April 7, 1970 in Orange Texas) is a former professional American football player who played Cornerback in the On September 9, 1995, Sanders signed a lucrative contract with the Dallas Cowboys (seven years, $35 million with a $12. 99 million signing bonus), essentially making him at the time, the highest paid defensive player in the NFL. Sanders later stated in his book "Power, Money & Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life", that the Oakland Raiders offered him more money than any other team, but he chose to play in Dallas because of his friendship with Cowboys' wide receiver Michael Irvin, more time on the offensive side of the ball, and a chance to win back-to-back Super Bowls. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Arthroscopic surgery kept him sidelined until his debut in Week 9 once again, against the Atlanta Falcons, only this time, Sanders debut with his new team was not as dramatic as it was with the 49ers. Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a Minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the He later went on to help the Cowboys win their third Super Bowl title in four years with a win in Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he returned a punt for 11 yards and caught a 47-yard reception on offense, setting up Dallas' first touchdown of the game and a 27-17 victory. Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona to decide the A punt in some codes of football especially American football and Rugby football, is performed when the ball is He is the only player in NFL history to catch a pass and make an interception in the Super Bowl. At the trophy presentation, Sanders stated, "I didn't even get to hold the trophy last year" in regards to his previous employer in San Francisco. Sanders proceeded to play 4 more seasons with Dallas earning Pro Bowl berths in all of them, although the Cowboys only won one playoff game (1996 against the Minnesota Vikings) in that time. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.

Washington Redskins

After five seasons with the Cowboys, new Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder pursued Sanders along with other high priced free agents Mark Carrier and Bruce Smith. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D Daniel M Snyder (born 1965 is the current owner of the Washington Redskins football team Chairman of the Board of Six Flags Inc Mark Anthony Carrier III (born April 28, 1968 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a retired American football Defensive back Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former American football player for the Buffalo Bills Sanders played one season with the Redskins, having four interceptions before retiring in 2001. The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. Late in the 2002 NFL season Sanders contemplated a return to the NFL, specifically to the Oakland Raiders. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. With his rights still the property of the Redskins, he lobbied and received his release from the team and was waived. The San Diego Chargers claimed Sanders' rights and placed him on their Reserve-Retired List. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Sanders opted to stay retired.

Baltimore Ravens

In 2004, lured back to football by Ravens cornerback Corey Fuller, linebacker Ray Lewis and long time partner Joe Zorovich, Sanders announced that he was going to end his retirement. The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States Corey Fuller (born May 1, 1971 in Tallahassee Florida) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Minnesota Ray Anthony Lewis (born May 15, 1975 in Bartow Florida) is an American football Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of He signed a 1-year deal reportedly worth $1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5 million with the Baltimore Ravens to be a nickelback. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. American football Strategy is the strategic deployment of players and assignment of tasks to offensive and defensive players of American football Sanders chose to wear the number 37, which matched his age at the time, to preemptively let people know that he was well aware of his relative senior status for an NFL player (additionally, the number 21 used by Sanders throughout his career, was already in use on the Ravens by Pro-Bowler Chris McAlister). Christopher James McAlister (born June 14, 1977 in Pasadena California) is an American football Cornerback for the Baltimore On October 24, Sanders scored his ninth career touchdown on an interception return against the Buffalo Bills, moving him into a tie for second place with Ken Houston and Aeneas Williams behind Rod Woodson (12) all-time in that category. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Kenneth Ray Houston (born November 12, 1944 in Lufkin, Texas, USA is a former American football Defensive back in the Aeneas Demetrius Williams (un-NEE-us (born January 29, 1968 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former American football Cornerback and Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson (born March 10, 1965 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is a former professional American football

In January 2006, Sanders once again retired from the NFL, becoming an analyst for the NFL Network. NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada

Legacy

During his 14-year NFL career, Sanders was a perennial All-Pro and one of the most feared pass defenders to ever play the game. He ran a 4. 18 in the 40 yard dash making him the second fastest in the NFL to Derek A. The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 Yards (36576 m) It is primarily run to evaluate the Speed of football players by scouts, Stroud, who ran a 4. 12. At the height of his career, his reputation was so great that opposing offensive coordinators almost always specifically accounted for him in their game-plan. An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a American football team who is in charge of the offense. He was widely known to shut down "his" half of the field, causing most quarterbacks to essentially ignore the receiver he was covering. Although critics argued that his tackling was poor and he was not much of a factor in run support, they could not deny his unparalleled closing speed. Sanders' speed and athleticism enabled him to blanket the best receivers while playing one of football's toughest positions.

Sanders also occasionally lined up with his team's offense. During the 1996 season, Sanders skipped the baseball season by concentrating strictly on football and attended the first NFL training camp of his career to better familiarize himself with the nuances of the wide receiver position. In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp refers to the time before the season commences He became the first two-way starter in the NFL since Chuck Bednarik for the first half of the season due to Michael Irvin serving a five game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Charles Philip Bednarik (born May 1, 1925) is a former professional football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence of a Drug or other chemical leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical and mental health

During his career, Sanders intercepted 52 passes for 1,331 yards (a 25. 1 yards per return average), ran 56 times for 1,578 yards, recovered four fumbles for 15 yards, returned 155 kickoffs for 3,523 yards, gained 2,199 yards on 212 punt returns, and caught 60 passes for 784 yards. Sanders amassed 7,838 all-purpose yards and scored 22 touchdowns: nine interception returns, six punt returns, three kickoff returns, three receiving, and one fumble recovery. His 19 defensive and return touchdowns are an NFL record. He also allowed 2,842 extra yards rushing in plays called against his side of the field. He was selected to eight Pro Bowls in 1991--1994, 1996-1999. The 1991 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 3, 1991 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1994 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 6, 1994 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1996 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 4, 1996 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1999 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1999 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. He was also awarded the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1994. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League.

Sanders also had a rushing TD in the playoffs (against the Philadelphia Eagles in January 1996). This makes him (including post season) one of only two players in NFL history (Bill Dudley) to score a touchdown six different ways (interception return, punt return, kickoff return, receiving, rushing, and a fumble recovery). William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley (born December 24, 1921 in Bluefield, Virginia) is a former professional American football

"Prime Time" persona

Deion Sanders will mostly be remembered sporting his famous "do-rag or bandana" and for his "High-Stepping" into the end zone followed by his touchdown dance celebrations. A do-rag, also spelled doo-rag du-rag durag is a piece of cloth used to cover the head Touchdown celebrations are unusual and often humorous acts that American football players may do after scoring a Touchdown. At the same time, Sanders will also be remembered for being one of the most visible and outspoken football players to ever take the field due to his alter-ego, Prime Time. A marketing ploy every bit as much as an alternate personality as it was given to him by a friend and high school teammate, Florida Gators defensive back Richard Fain. The Florida Gators are the athletic teams that collectively represent the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida. The two played pickup basketball games together during the prime time television hour, and Sanders' athletic display during those games won him that title. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Once in the NFL, Sanders felt he deserved to be paid every bit as much as NFL quarterbacks and in 1995 he used the "Prime Time" strategy to sign a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys (the contract was essentially five years, but was given a seven-year length for an easier cap hit and the signing bonus was $12,999,999. 99, 1 cent under 13. 0 million due to superstition by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise ) At one point, he was the highest paid defensive player in the league and set the benchmark price-tag for future "shut-down corners".

Other ventures

In addition to his sports career, Sanders has moved on to other ventures after his retirement. In 2003, Sanders took interest in Devin Hester and DeAngelo Hall, two return specialists from the University of Miami and Virginia Tech. Devin Hester (born November 4 1982 is an American football Wide receiver and Return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland A Return Specialist is a player in American football and Canadian football who specializes in returning punts and kicks. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, specifically in the Coastal Sanders mentored Hester and Hall, counseling and advising them both during various points of their collegiate career. The Chicago Bears drafted Hester in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April Since then, Hester has broken, tied, or approached many NFL return records. Hester has cited Sanders as one of his major inspirations and idols, and thanked him for his training and advice. Hester, also known as “Anytime,” occasionally performs Sanders’ signature touchdown dance and high-steps in homage to his mentor. DeAngelo Hall, on the other hand, was like a son to Sanders, who began teaching Hall everything he knew [3][4][5]

Sanders also tried to adopt a high school running back, Noel Devine, who was one of the top recruits in 2007. Noel Devine (born January 23 1988) is an American College football Running back for the West Virginia Sanders was advised against this, but responded, "He doesn't have parents; they died. God put this young man in my heart. This is not about sports. This is about a kid's life. " He now mentors Devine, and was a factor in Devine's extended wait to sign a letter-of-intent to West Virginia University. The National Letter of Intent or NLI is used to indicate a Student athlete 's commitment to a university West Virginia University is a Coeducational public Research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Devine eventually signed to play football for the Mountaineers. The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University.

In January 2004, Sanders was hired as an assistant coach to the Dallas Fury, a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League, even though Sanders had never played organized basketball either in college or the professional level, although he had originally been dubbed "Prime Time" due to his prowess as a basketball player in high school. Team record 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 0-18 Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The National Women's Basketball League or NWBL was an organization governing basketball leagues for women in the United States. [6]

After retiring from the NFL, Sanders worked as a sports pre-game commentator for CBS' The NFL Today until 2004, when contract negotiations failed. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States He was replaced by Shannon Sharpe. Shannon Sharpe (born June 26, 1968 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American Football Tight end who played for the Denver Broncos During Sanders's run, he participated in several sketches. The first was "Primetime and 21st," a mock street corner where Sanders (not yet a regular panelist) would give his opinions. Another was his "Sanders Claus" persona, one of numerous sketches that involved young kids in football jerseys, representing NFL players, receiving a sarcastic gift from Sanders. "Sanders Claus" did Christmas while Halloween and Thanksgiving versions were also used. Deion actually debuted as "Sanders Claus" in a set of Nike commercials. Still to this day Deion takes presents at Christmas time to local children's hospitals in his area dressed as "Sanders Claus".

Sanders frequently made guest appearances on ESPN, especially on the ESPN Radio Dallas affiliate, and briefly hosted a show called The New American Sportsman. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to ESPN Radio is an American sports Radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio He also hosted the 2002 Miss USA pageant. The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary Indiana in 2 March 2002

Sanders also was co-host of the 2004 GMA Music Awards broadcast, taped in late April 2004, slated for an airing on UPN in May 2004. The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven When negotiations with fellow Viacom property CBS failed (see above) two weeks before the broadcast, and he signed a deal with ESPN, UPN promptly cancelled the broadcast, and the show aired on the i Network in December 2004 (both UPN and CBS are now owned by CBS Corporation). Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests Ion Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31 1998 CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television

On September 2, 2005, in response to the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina, Sanders challenged all professional athletes in the four major sports to donate $1,000 each to relief efforts, hoping to raise between $1. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5 and $3 million total. Sanders said "Through unity, we can touch thousands. . . . I have friends and relatives that feel this pain. Help in any way you can. "

In April 2006, Sanders became an owner of the Austin Wranglers, an Arena Football League team. The Austin Wranglers are an American football team from Austin Texas in the Arenafootball2. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. [7] On March 2, 2007, Deion, on behalf of "Sanders Clause," made an appearance at the PCW Arena in Arlington, Texas. Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area He made his special appearance for a young adult with a physical illness. The boy's name is Jeffery Stallone. Alongside PCW Tag Team Champion’s Lance Hoyt (“Shadow”), Wally Darkmon, “Main Event” Mike Foxx, and “The Texas Legend” Action Jackson, they talked to a standing room only arena about Jeffery’s illness and Sanders made the announcement that he will hold a special benefit show for Jeffery “The Snake” Stallone on March 17, 2007 at the PCW Arena, which then occurred on the given date. Lance Hoyt (born February 27, 1977 in Hearne Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop

Sanders currently works as a host with Rich Eisen and Steve Mariucci for the NFL GameDay show on the NFL Network. Rich Eisen (born June 24, 1969) is an American Television Journalist who works for the NFL Network. Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain Michigan) is a former National Football League coach most recently for the Detroit Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Sanders also appeared on the ESPN TV show Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith three times. Quite Frankly with Stephen A Smith was a nightly one-hour Television show on ESPN2 hosted by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and

Sanders currently stars in his own reality show -- Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love -- centered around him, his wife, and their five children, all of whom live in the small town of Prosper, Texas. Deion & Pilar Prime Time Love is a weekly reality television show that focuses on the home life of Deion Sanders and Pilar Biggers. Prosper is a town in Collin and Denton counties in the US state of Texas.

Discography

Album Information
Prime Time
  • Released: 1995
  • Chart Positions: #70 Top Hip Hop/R&B
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Must Be The Money", "Prime Time Keeps On Ticking"
The Encore Remix
  • Released: February 15, 2005
  • Chart Positions: N/A
  • Last RIAA certification: N/A
  • Singles: "Must Be The Money (Prettyboy Remix)", "Straight to My Feet"

Misc. Prime Time is the debut album by National Football League and Major League Baseball star Deion Sanders. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and The Encore Remix is a Remix album by Deion Sanders. The album was released in 2005 for Bungalo Records. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and

See also

References/Notes

  1. ^ Arena Football League: "Prime Time joins Wranglers."
  2. ^ Prime Time no more - Deion Sanders, football player - Brief Article - Column | Sporting News, The | Find Articles at BNET.com
  3. ^ Pilot episode is prime-time (English). Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season
  4. ^ Hester wins second straight player of week award (English).
  5. ^ Q&A: Devin Hester (English).
  6. ^ ESPN.com: Where Sanders goes, teams win
  7. ^ Prime Time joins Wranglers - ArenaFootball.com — The Official Web site of the Arena Football League AFL
  8. ^ DallasCowboys.com - News

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