Deion Sanders has sparked romance rumors with Karrueche Tran after the stunning actress and model was seen by his side in hospital before he recently underwent bladder surgery.
Sanders, 57, revealed on Monday that he was forced to have his bladder removed earlier this year after being diagnosed with cancer.
The Colorado football coach and NFL icon confirmed he is now cancer free following the op, which saw doctors completely eliminate the tumor before creating a new bladder.
In a video shared on the family’s YouTube channel, ‘Well Off Media’, Sanders is captured in his hospital room before undergoing the procedure – and an emotional Tran, 37, is sitting right next to him.
The Hollywood star, who previously dated Chris Brown, is visibly upset in the clip while explaining what Deion is about to go through and why.
‘We are at the hospital because we are dealing with…’ she says before bursting into tears.
Deion Sanders has sparked romance rumors with actress and model Karrueche Tran (right)
Tran, 37, was by the 57-year-old’s side in hospital before he recently had bladder surgery
Tran eventually continues: ‘We are dealing with bladder cancer, and he is having his bladder removed, and they will create a new bladder with one of his intestines. This option was I guess the best because it fully removes the cancer to ensure that it doesn’t come back because it was close to his muscle.
‘So yeah, we are here to fully remove the bladder.’
The camera then pans to Sanders on his phone before he adds about his NFL-rookie sons Shedeur and Shilo: ‘I’m texting the boys. It’s their first day of practice today, and I’m excited.’
Deion and Karrueche have been linked for a number of months after they were spotted together eating on a lunch date earlier this year.
Tran’s most famous previous relationship came when she began dating R&B icon Brown back in 2011, before they briefly split when he reconnected with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna a year later.
In 2013 the pair rekindled their romance for another two years, only for it to end on a sour note when Brown was accused of sending her threatening text messages and voicemails.
A judge granted Tran a five-year restraining order against him in 2017 after she shared evidence of the messages in court, while she also alleged that he punched her in the stomach twice and pushed her down the stairs.
She also briefly dated Migos rapper Quavo, which came before a longer-term relationship with former NFL star Victor Cruz from 2017-21.
The Hollywood star was visibly emotional after opening up on Sanders’ battle with cancer
Tran previously dated R&B icon Chris Brown on-and-off for the best part of four years
As for Sanders, he has been married twice to first wife Carolyn Chambers, with whom he had daughter Deiondra and son Deion Jr, before tying the knot again with Pilar Biggers-Sanders – the mother of Shilo, Shedeur and another daughter in Shelomi.
Following his divorce from Pilar, Deion was also previously engaged to Tracey Edmonds before they called it off in 2019.
In a press conference with his doctor on Monday, Sanders shared that he is now cancer-free after being diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year.
‘You were such a blessing,’ he said to Dr. Janet Kukreja, who was sat next to him. ‘Guiding me to, taking me through, verbalizing every darn detail so that I can make an educated decision.’
‘You have no idea how good God has been to me,’ he added at a different point.
