Deion Sanders had a Boulder County Sheriff’s deputy show up right on campus, trying to serve him civil papers related to his son Shilo’s bankruptcy trial. Talk about a pre-season curveball, right? But Coach Prime, in true fashion, made it crystal clear Monday that he sees none of it as a distraction as Colorado hurtles toward their Sept. 3 season opener against Georgia Tech. This whole thing dropped on Aug. 11 with the subpoena attempt, and Deion is already bristling at the idea any of this messes with his team’s focus.
The “When You’re Him” Mentality vs. Legal Realities
Sanders didn’t mince words when asked about the subpoena. “Do you think that’s my first subpoena?” he quipped, laying out his philosophy for anyone listening. According to him, “When you have ‘it,’ when you’re ‘him,’ you get sued.” He calls the whole thing “off-the-field foolishness” that most people wouldn’t believe if it was explained. For Deion, “I don’t know anyone that’s a game-changer, a way-maker, that is not dealing with some type of lawsuit.” This specific bankruptcy case for Shilo goes all the way back to a high school incident with a security guard. That guard got a default judgment when Shilo didn’t even show up for court, with claims of “permanent injuries.” But Deion swears Shilo actually “won this case previously” and was “awarded money” for it. He’s hyped for when Shilo “gets to tell his story” because, as Deion put it, “He already won this case.”
Another Lawsuit, Another Motion to Dismiss
As if one legal battle wasn’t enough to navigate ahead of his fourth season at Colorado, Deion is also facing a separate, totally unrelated lawsuit. This one is in U.S. District Court in Nebraska, involving some logos. His attorney filed a motion last Friday to dismiss the case, which was brought by a guy named Alan Tipp who designed the logos for an Under Armour sunglasses deal that never took off commercially. The interesting part? After Sanders’ deal with Under Armour wrapped up, the company let him keep using the logos. According to the motion, Tipp even “messaged Sanders over the course of several years to express gratitude that the logos were still being used.” Yet, on January 30, 2025, Tipp hit Sanders and his companies, Prime Time Enterprises, Inc. and SMAC Entertainment, LLC, with a lawsuit claiming “millions of dollars in damages.”
Coming off a 3-9 campaign, all eyes are on Coach Prime to turn things around. With the season opener at Georgia Tech just around the corner on September 3, the team needs to be locked in. Will these legal issues really stay off the field, or will they be a lingering shadow over Colorado’s promising new season?
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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