The name is “Coach.” Former NFL and MLB player and head of the Jackson State football team Deion Sanders walked out on a press event on Tuesday after reporter Nick Suss referred to him by his first name.
RELATED: Legendary Sports Broadcaster Marv Albert Signs Off After 55 Years “You don’t call [Alabama’s] Nick Saban, ‘Nick.’ Don’t call me Deion,” Sanders, 53, told the reporter from the Clarion-Ledger after the first instance. “If you call Nick [Saban], Nick, you’ll get cussed out on the spot,” he continued, “so don’t do that to me.
Treat me like Nick.” The reporter ended up using Sanders’ first name a second time, prompting him to leave the even. RELATED: Michael Jordan Donates $1M To Morehouse Journalism, Sports On Twitter, later, Sanders
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