Deputy tried to serve civil papers to Deion Sanders at Colorado practice, but coach was unavailable

For context, a deputy with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office indicated up at the University of Colorado campus last week to serve civil papers to Deion Sanders while the coach was at an open practice and inaccessible.

Key points

• Sanders is being subpoenaed to testify as part of a bankruptcy trial involving his son, Shilo, that begins on Aug.
• The deputy arrived on campus at 10: 22 a.m.
• The Colorado athletic department had no extra information.

What happened

In practice, the officer was informed that the Buffaloes coach was "unavailable at the time to receive receipt of the papers, " a spokesperson with the sheriff's office remarked Wednesday. Sanders is being subpoenaed to testify as part of a bankruptcy trial involving his son, Shilo, that begins on Aug. 31, according to USA Today.

For context, the Colorado athletic department had no extra information. The Buffaloes open the season on Sept. 3 at Georgia Tech.

Meanwhile, the deputy arrived on campus at 10: 22 a.m. On Aug. 11 with civil papers. It was the day the Buffaloes held an open practice with specific rules in place that nothing observed could be documented, published or shared.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around deputy tried to serve civil papers to Deion Sanders at Colorado practice, point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.