In 1999, Deion Sanders married Pilar Sanders, with whom he shares sons Shilo and Shedeur and daughter Shelomi, per the Post. The couple split in 2011, kicking off a contentious divorce marked by accusations of infidelity from both sides.

“Sometimes you stay in a thing even when it’s no longer in your best interests,” she told the Daily Mail in 2017, reflecting on the union. “You do it for the children; you do it to keep the family together. It’s a hard thing to pinpoint when that changes. … Life happens in a marriage, it’s ups and downs. But you just finally come to a point where enough is enough.”