RE: Norvell and Florida State
Some background information on Deion Sanders:
Sanders has been married twice — to Carolyn Chambers (1989–1998), with whom he has two children and Pilar Biggers-Sanders (1999–2013) with whom he has three children.[citation needed]
Sanders, along with J.M. Black, published his autobiography, Power, Money & Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life. World Publishing 1998. The book was inspired after he began counseling with Bishop T.D. Jakes. He notes his agent Eugene E. Parker as another person who influenced his life.
On September 22, 2011, he served Pilar Biggers-Sanders with divorce papers. He then backed away from the story and denied he and Pilar would be divorcing. By December 17, 2011, he had followed through with filing for divorce.[48] On March 12, 2013, he was awarded primary custody of his two sons and Pilar was awarded primary custody of their daughter.[49] However, one week later, a judge awarded custody of their daughter to him as well.[50] During the divorce battle, Pilar made several accusations of abuse against him on social media and in interviews, leading him to file a Defamation of Character lawsuit against her. In 2015, he seemed to have won when the court awarded him a $2.2 million judgment against his ex-wife in the case.[51] However, in August 2017, on appeal the case went against him.[52]
Sanders is presented as a devout Christian speaker with a fee range of $30,001-$50,000.[53] He has been in a relationship with Tracey Edmonds since 2012.[54][41]
Sanders has made an effort to coach at several different stops. His first being with the charter school Prime Prep Academy in 2012 which he helped found, but was later fired as the coach after a school staffer alleged Sanders assaulted the staffer. Sanders denied the claim and the charter school later shut down in 2015 due to financial mismanagement. In 2015, Sanders was named the CEO of FOCUS Academies and granted the head coaching position at the Triple A Academy where Sanders led them to face his alma mater North Fort Myers high school in Florida and featured a key matchup between several ranked recruits.[55] On August 17, 2017 it was announced by CBS Sports that Deion Sanders would be switching coaching positions at a new high school to become the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill high school in Cedar Hill, Texas. The move was significant for Sanders as both his sons play at the high school. Sanders will serve on the staff as offensive coordinator under former Dallas Cowboy Aveion Cason.[1]
Sanders' son Shilo has committed to The University of South Carolina, and will begin his collegiate football career in the fall with the 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
(This post was last modified: 11-08-2019 10:35 AM by DallasTiger.)
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