Deion Sanders spoke about the death threats an opposing player has been receiving after Colorado’s victory over Colorado State on Saturday night. After Travis Hunter was knocked out of Saturday’s game several people have been making death threats against the player responsible for the hit. Colorado State safety Henry Blackburn, along with his mother have been harassed after his cell phone number and home address were leaked online.
“Henry Blackburn is a good player who played a phenomenal game,” Sanders said Tuesday. “He made a tremendous hit on Travis on the sideline. You could call it dirty, you could call it, ‘He was just playing the game of football.’ But whatever it was, it does not constitute that he should be receiving death threats.
“That this is still a young man trying to make it in life — a guy that’s trying to live his dream and hopefully graduate with honors or degree, committed to excellence and go to the NFL. He does not deserve a death threat over a game.”
Blackburn, who is from Boulder, Colorado was flagged for a personal foul on the late hit on Hunter but remained in the game. Hunter would return to the game briefly but was later taken to a hospital for observation and released on Monday.
Hunter will at the very least miss Saturday’s game against No. 10 Oregon after reportedly being diagnosed with a lacerated liver.
He briefly spoke about the issue on Monday on his Bleacher Report YouTube show.
“It’s football at the end of the day,” “That stuff happens.”
“At the end of the day, this is a game,” Sanders said. “Someone must win, someone must lose. Everybody continues their life the next day.
