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The University of Colorado has arranged to obtain a record amount of disability insurance for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders to protect them in case they are injured in the Alamo Bowl against BYU Saturday during their final college game.
Colorado coach Deion Sanders announced it Monday after arriving with his team in San Antonio for the Dec. 28 bowl game.
“We happen to have two players that are probably gonna be the first two picks of the NFL draft,” Deion Sanders said. “I think we all know who those two are, and they have received I think the highest number of coverage that has ever been covered in college football.”
“That’s correct,” said Colorado athletic director Rick George, who worked with Sanders to get the coverage.
“It far exceeds anyone (who) has ever played this game of college football,” Sanders said.
Colorado didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment on how big the insurance policies are, how much it cost or how many players are receiving such coverage.
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Whose idea was it to cover Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders?
George said it was Sanders’ idea. He wanted his top players to play in the bowl game instead of opting out, as many top NFL prospects do to avoid any injury risk that court hurt their future earnings potential in a postseason bowl game. The insurance helps cover that risk if they get injured.
“It was his idea that we should get disability insurance for our student athletes for this game to ensure that they play and if there was some kind of injury, that they’d be well taken care of,” George said. “So we worked together on that. We’re excited about it. We think it’s great that all of our players are playing in the game. That’s…
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Publish date : 2024-12-24 02:38:00
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