Thursday, September 5th, was a wild one for Deion Sanders. Not only did his Colorado squad pull off a massive upset against Georgia Tech, kicking off their season 1-0, but he also dodged a major bullet in court. Talk about a good day for Coach Prime!
The Judge Said NO to Coach Prime’s Testimony
Look, sometimes you just get a break, right? The judge presiding over Shilo Sanders’s bankruptcy trial declared on Thursday that Deion was officially released from his subpoena. That’s a huge win for Coach Prime, meaning he won’t be required to testify in the case. Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today broke the news, and you gotta admit, avoiding a courtroom appearance while your team is winning feels pretty good.
Shilo’s Witness Folds Under Pressure
While Deion was cruising, Shilo’s day in court absolutely did not go as well. His lawyers called a witness, Ruda Nash James, to testify on a really key question in the case: whether injuries inflicted by Shilo on John Darjean, a security guard at his school, were “willful and malicious.” James initially testified that she saw Darjean choking Shilo. Big claim, right?
But then, Darjean’s lawyer dropped a bomb. They played a recording of a phone call between James and Shilo’s mother, Pilar Sanders, from the day of the 2015 incident. Pilar asked James directly, “Did you see his hand around Shilo’s neck?” And James’s recorded answer? “I didn’t see the neck part,” followed by, “I didn’t see all that.” Yikes! That’s a direct contradiction, plain as day. On top of that, Shilo’s lawyer got shut down by the judge, who stopped them from even questioning Darjean about possible injuries from his baseball career.
Talk about a tough day for Shilo. With that kind of conflicting testimony, you gotta wonder where things go from here for him in court. The judge is deciding the case, so buckle up, it’s not over yet.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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