Jackson State football head coach Deion Sanders had to have the big toe and second toe on his left foot amputated after he developed three femoral arterial blood clots and required surgery.
The procedure was detailed on his Coach Prime series (warning: graphic content).
According to Scooby Axson of USA Today, Sanders' blood clots began in his calf but "ran the entire length of his leg and he developed compartment syndrome, which involves muscle pressure reaching levels that can limit the flow of blood and oxygen."
Sanders' mother told him she and other members of her family had been diagnosed with blood clots in the past and that it had resulted in multiple deaths.