Most NFL players found themselves playing a round of golf after hanging up their cleats. But not Deion Sanders. “I don’t play golf. The game is too slow. I need action,” he once said. But if you’re thinking that Coach Prime will transition into WWE or something more action-packed—stop right there. In fact, the Hall of Famer CB likes something peaceful and relaxing. Like fishing. “Fishing is peaceful and relaxing, and I love the calmness and the serenity of water,” he noted.

But fishing is not a walk in the park for Coach Prime. In fact, Sanders has a knack for getting stuck in fishy situations, literally. Back in ’96, he found himself in one of such situations. He was casting lines in a secluded lake near Fort Myers Airport, a spot he later learned was off-limits. When the police arrived, they informed him he was trespassing.

“The police pulled up, ‘Hey, private property, you got to come on in,'” he recalled back in May 2024. Unfazed, Deion legitimately told them, “The fish are really biting, man, like they’re really biting,” and continued fishing until he was eventually escorted off the property. He was arrested for illegal fishing but was allowed to keep the 10 fish he caught.

Fast forward to now, and the former Steelers wide receiver, Antonio Brown, just came up with another Sanders’ wide story. And yeah, it included fishing this time as well, but the victim was not him. Oh no. In fact, it was Brown who became the part of Sanders’ crazy fishing trips. On Sunday, Brown took to his official ‘X’ handle and shared a throwback event back in 2020 when he got a fishhook stuck in his toe.

Yup, you read that right. And how did Sanders get it out? That’s the craziest part. Coach Prime literally used pliers to get that fishhook out of his toe. Classic Sanders. And here’s the interesting part—Sanders never asked Brown how he was doing later in the day. Not till now. “(He) never asked me ’bout my tone once, till this day,” Brown wrote in his post.

The fact that it’s been five years since that event and Brown still remembers that is simply diabolical. And get this: Coach Prime has some of the wild fishing trips that even his son, Shilo, doesn’t want to take his dad to fishing.

Deion Sanders won’t get an invitation from his son

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed the 25-year-old safety as an undrafted free agent. And that means only one thing: Coach Prime’s son will move out from Boulder to Tampa Bay. A place that’s known for generally having a good weather year-round, and it’s stunning beaches.

But if you’re thinking that Shilo will invite his dad to Tampa Bay—think again. In fact, he won’t even think about inviting Coach Prime for some good olf fishing. An activity that Deion Sanders absolutely loves. The reason, you ask? It’s the presence of alligators in Florida. “No, I am not be fishing in Tampa, bro. I will never go fishing anywhere in Florida,” Shilo recently stated.

“Mess around and take my dad fishing, the alligator is going to take the rest of his toes, he doesn’t have enough toes to play around, bro!” You see, Shilo’s dad only has two toes left on his left foot after having the others amputated in 2021. It all came after surgery to fix a dislocated toe and an inflamed nerve, but complications like blood clots and compartment syndrome made things a lot more serious than expected.

So yeah, safe to say that Shilo had a serious reason for not inviting Deion Sanders to Tampa Bay for fishing.