Football
Neill Woelk, Contributing Editor
BOULDER — If Colorado football players want to set a standard for themselves when it comes to a dedicated work ethic, they won’t have to look far for an example.
New Buffaloes coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders earned a reputation throughout his college and pro careers as the hardest worker on the team — whether it was as a collegian at Florida State, an NFL star for five different franchises or a Major League Baseball standout for four different teams.
It’s a good bet that Sanders will encourage that same kind of work ethic from the Buffs when they return to campus to begin preparation for the 2023 season.
Sanders was no doubt blessed with outstanding physical gifts. But plenty of equally talented athletes never reached the heights Sanders attained. The difference was his passionate approach to wanting to be the best and his willingness to work toward that goal — whether it be in film study, practice reps or conditioning work.
That work ethic became a part of his preparation at an early age. At Florida State, legendary coach Bobby Bowden called him one of the hardest workers he ever coached.
The young man who would one day become Coach Prime carried that work ethic with him throughout his professional career.
“We couldn’t even get any reps in practice because Deion would take them all,” former Cowboys cornerback Kevin Mathis recently told ESPN. “He practiced like it was a game. He treated football like a job. He had fun, but he took it seriously.”
Sanders took that work ethic with him to every stop. Former teammates and…
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