<p id=”par-1_26″>Deion Sanders’ name has been in the news a lot lately, and not just because he’s the head coach of a Big 12 college team. </p>
<p id=”par-2_44″>The <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/nfl/?swcfpc=1″>NFL</a> Hall of Famer has made headlines for his health after he was diagnosed with bladder cancer, as well as for his reaction to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/shedeur-sanders-fans-getting-want.html/”>his son Shadeur Sanders</a>‘ first start as the Cleveland Browns quarterback, and also for his relationship with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/karrueche-tran-reflects-on-relationship-chris-brown-i-wasnt-putting-myself-first.html/”>Karrueche Tran</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-3_64″>Tran and Sanders first sparked dating rumors in February when they were spotted holding hands in Los Angeles. Those rumors intensified months later when a video circulated of the <em>Claws</em> actress visibly upset and by Sanders’ side as he prepared to undergo surgery for bladder cancer. The Colorado Buffaloes football coach revealed prior to the viral post that he had privately been fighting cancer.</p>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Karrueche was by Deion Sanders’ side in the hospital as he underwent surgery to have his bladder removed. <a href=”https://t.co/1m4vVDw5zN”>pic.twitter.com/1m4vVDw5zN</a></p>— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ArtOfDialogue_/status/1949898364851728757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 28, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p id=”par-4_24″>“He is having his bladder removed and they will create a new bladder with one of his intestines,” Tran explained in the emotional video.</p>
<p id=”par-5_36″>However, the two still hadn’t confirmed the status of their relationship at that point until Tran was a guest on the <em>What’s Next with J. Ryan</em> podcast, alongside her best friend, Christina Milan, a month later.</p>
<p id=”par-6_26″>The host said to Tran, “I saw that you took a liking into football recently” to which she smiled and declared, “Yeah, I’m dating.” </p>
<p id=”par-7_19″>When asked if she was having fun, Tran replied, “If I wasn’t having fun, I wouldn’t be in it.”</p>
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<p id=”par-8_17″>Sanders has five adult children, which has led many to question his age difference with Tran. </p>
<p id=”par-9_35″>The former football player was born on August 9, 1967, and Tran was born on May 17, 1988. That makes her 21 years younger than Sanders and two years older than his eldest child. </p>
<p id=”par-10_46″>Before Sanders, Tran had a few high-profile relationships, including her four-year roller coaster romance <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/how-karrueche-tran-moved-on-from-relationship-with-chris-brown.html/”>with singer Chris Brown</a>. Sanders, meanwhile, was previously married to Carolyn Chambers from 1989 to 1998, before tying the knot with reality TV star <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/shedeur-sanders-mother-criticized-wearing-inappropriate-outfit-game.html/”>Pilar Sanders</a>, whom he divorced in 2013. </p>