Boulder, CO – Colorado Buffalo Head Football Coach Prime Good Morning America interview to enlighten Men’s Mental Health Awareness, concerning issues with his blood clots. The conversation took a pivot to discuss him becoming a grandfather for the first time. Coach Prime’s eldest daughter, Deiondra Sanders, is expecting a child with R&B singer Jacquees. The interview never got into the mental aspect of what someone should do or what measures they need to take to get the necessary help when it comes to dealing with mental health issues. This was more like an opportunity to give a friend a camera and a microphone to catch up on old times for the world to see. Coach Prime has stated numerous times that he has blood clot health issues, and he’s addressing them as best as possible.
Coach Prime made everyone aware that he has a checkup next week to address his ongoing battle with blood clots. I hope everything goes well with Coach and that he has a clean bill of health. However, the lack of information provided concerning mental health issues further leads me to believe he won’t be at Big 12 media day. Having to answer questions concerning the team, athletes entering the transfer portal, players talking about the program, taking part in the back and forth with previous athletes on social media, and his son Shilo Sanders’ bankruptcy problems, and his current shoulder injury, which he made people believe was fake, that is being reported as true. Coach Prime knows how to work the media room to prevent himself from having to answer the questions that are outside of the narrative he wishes to create.
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Could Coach Prime’s health be a reason he may need to take a leave of absence sometime during the season? Keep in mind, his sons are leaving for the pros. What would life in Boulder be like with Shilo and Shedeur? Just food for thought. Coach Prime’s health comes before anything else, and I’m sure fans and those individuals who are combating mental health would have loved to hear some of the steps he’s taken to fight this battle. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 57.8 million adults suffer from some form of mental illness. Johns Hopkins Medicine 26% of Americans ages 18 and older, and about 1 out of 4 adults, suffer from a diagnosed mental disorder in a given year.
These staggering mental health cases further prove that help is needed. If you or someone you know has a mental health issue and needs someone to talk to, please call 1-800-273-8255 to reach a 24-hour crisis center, or text MHA to 741741, which is the Crisis Text Line.