Sanders spent much of the early summer in Texas recovering from the surgery. On Monday, he spoke to the media with his doctor, Dr. Janet Kukreja of the University of Colorado Cancer Center, and Colorado athletic trainer Lauren Askevold at his side. And he announced his condition with a combination of solemnity, defiance, humor and inspiration.

Hall of Famer and Colorado coach Deion Sanders entered a new phase of his public existence on Monday, with the disclosure that he has fought, and beaten, bladder cancer.