Deion Sanders referenced the scandal at Michigan to explain his cautious behavior.
Sanders stated he keeps his clothes on during spa treatments to avoid compromising situations.
Sanders previously appeared to comment on Moore’s firing on social media without mentioning his name.
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders made an apparent reference to the Sherrone Moore scandal at Michigan when explaining why he keeps his guard up – and his clothes on – when dealing with people outside his trusted circle.
Sanders talked about it on his weekly talk show on Tubi in the episode that aired on Thursday, Feb. 19 with co-host Rocsi Diaz. Sanders was discussing his Valentine’s Day weekend and why he kept his clothes and shoes on under a robe when he laid on a spa table for a facial massage, as shown in a video shared on social media by his girlfriend Karrueche Tran.
“You’re not the only man that I know that is like that, that will not go into a massage parlor or take their clothes off and get a massage,” Diaz said to him on the show “We Got Time Today.”
“I don’t know these folks,” Sanders replied, referring to the staff at the spa. “You know what just happened to the brother at University of Michigan? Hey, hey. Not me. … I’m not gonna bring my ship down. No.”
Sanders didn’t mention the name of Moore, the former Michigan coach who was fired after allegedly having an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman who worked for him. Moore never was accused of any improper conduct during massage sessions, unlike NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson.
But Sanders’ comments are in keeping with his carefulness about his image and any choices he makes that might affect it. His bodyguard even accompanied him on his Valentine’s Day date with Tran to the Royal Gorge in Colorado, as shown in a video posted on YouTube by his son Deion Jr.
Sanders, 58, also seemingly chimed in on the Moore scandal on Dec. 10 − the day Moore got fired and arrested after he allegedly confronted the woman at her home.
“Lord JESUS! Wow.” Sanders wrote on the social media site X that day.
He didn’t mention Moore then, either, but many who responded to him assumed the Michigan scandal was what he was referencing.
The moral of his message Thursday was that there was no need to take unnecessary risks as a public figure.
“Why am I getting naked to get a facial?” Sanders asked.
Sanders and his Colorado team open spring practice March 2 and conclude it with an intrasquad scrimmage and practice on April 11.
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