Deion Sanders Strongly Condemns Death Threats Made Against CSU’s Henry Blackburn Over Hit On Travis Hunter

Deion Sanders spoke out and condemned Colorado fans who have sent death threats to Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn for his hit that injured Travis Hunter during last Saturday’s rivalry game.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Sanders said everyone with the Buffaloes team, including Travis Hunter, has forgiven Blackburn and fans need to move on.

"Henry Blackburn is a good player who played a phenomenal game. … This is still a young man trying to make it in life. … He does not deserve a death threat over a game."

Deion Sanders responds to Henry Blackburn getting death threats after his late hit on Travis Hunter

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 19, 2023

Deion Sanders on Henry Blackburn: "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. But … it does not constitute that he should be receiving death threats. This is still a young man trying to make it."

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) September 19, 2023

Deion Sanders admonishes those attacking Colorado State DB Henry Blackburn: "He does not deserve a death threat over a game. … I forgive him. Our team forgives him. Travis has forgiven him. Let's move on."

— David Ubben (@davidubben) September 19, 2023

Rams head coach Jay Norvell spoke with reporters on Monday and said that Blackburn and his family had their addresses posted on social media and police got involved due to the serious nature of the threats.

“It’s sad that that’s the state of the world we live in. It’s a football game. Let’s not make it more than that,” Norvell told reporters. “We don’t want anyone to get hurt. We don’t coach that kind of football. I’ve been talking to Henry about that — I talked to him last night and I talked to him today.”

The play occurred late in the first quarter when Shedeur Sanders threw a pass down the sidelines to Hunter that landed incomplete.

Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker told ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Henry’s campus address, home address, cell phone number and Henry’s mother’s cell phone number were published online and received a number of threatening calls and messages.

Spoke to Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker about the harassment of defensive back Henry Blackburn, who delivered a controversial late hit on Colorado’s Travis Hunter on Saturday. 1/5

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 18, 2023

By the time the game ended on Saturday, both Henry and his mother’s cell phone numbers had been published on the Internet. They’ve been inundated with threatening calls and text messages. Henry’s campus address and his family’s home address were also published. 3/5

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 18, 2023

It’s not what we teach or coach. We hope that the irrational vitriol directed at Henry stops immediately.” 5/5

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 18, 2023

Blackburn is in his senior season at Colorado State. He has appeared in 23 games through four seasons, including two in 2023.

Colorado defeated Colorado State, 43-35, in double-overtime on Saturday to improve its record to 3-0. The Buffaloes will travel to Eugene, Oregon to take on the Ducks on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.