Deion Sanders Announces Birth of First Grandchild on His Birthday

Coach Prime is now Grandpa Prime after Deion Sanders’ daughter gave birth to her first grandchild on Friday, the same day Sanders was born 57 years ago.

Sanders, Colorado’s head football coach, revealed the news Friday, his birthday, at a preseason news conference in Boulder. His daughter Deiondra gave birth to a baby boy after recently getting engaged to the baby’s father, R&B singer Jacquees.

“God is so good that he chose me on my birthday, for my daughter, my kids to have their first child, my first time being a grandfather, on my birthday,” said Deion Sanders, also known as Coach Prime. “Do you understand how beautiful that is? What a blessing that is?”

Deiondra Sanders is the eldest of five children of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Sanders didn’t immediately announce the news on social media Friday. But his brothers on the Colorado football team also spoke out.

“We’re uncles, yeah,” Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders said. “It’s really exciting. My sister, I just got a message that she had a baby.”

Colorado defender Shilo Sanders said he saw the newborn earlier on a call.

“He’s nice,” Shilo Sanders said. “He’s healthy. I’ve seen him on FaceTime. I’m proud of her.”

Deiondra Sanders announced her pregnancy in March, calling it a “miracle” and noting that it came with health risks after undergoing multiple myomectomies to remove noncancerous fibroids in her uterus. She said she had seven ongoing fibroids at the time and had been told she was a high-risk pregnancy.

But she overcame the resulting discomfort and gave birth to a child, marking another milestone for the Sanders family. Deiondra is the daughter of Deion Sanders’ first wife, Carolyn Chambers, who had two children with him before divorcing in 1997. That includes her second-oldest child, Deion Sanders Jr., a former SMU football player who now chronicles his father’s football program for his Well Off Media YouTube channel.

Deion Sanders then married actress Pilar Biggers in 1999 and had three children: sons Shilo and Shedeur and daughter Shelomi. The couple later divorced.

Shilo and Shedeur are entering their final seasons of college football playing for their father in Boulder. Shelomi Sanders, the youngest of the five, recently left Colorado to play basketball at Alabama A&M.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Deion Sanders becomes a Prime Grandpa on his 57th birthday