Overview
- Deion Sanders’ personal assistant said flowers for Ponder can be sent to Rundus Funeral Home in Broomfield, Colorado, with delivery requested by 9 a.m. Saturday.
- Sanders disclosed that Ponder had earned the No. 7 jersey for the start of spring practice after previously wearing No. 22.
- Colorado plans a memorial patch for the 2026 season and is deciding whether it will reference No. 7 or No. 22.
- Colorado State Patrol says Ponder, 23, lost control of a 2023 Tesla on Baseline Road, breached a guardrail, struck a pole, rolled down an embankment and the vehicle caught fire.
- Emergency dispatch audio captured first responders reporting the driver was unconscious and declaring an obvious death, and officials say the autopsy and crash investigation are ongoing as the team continues spring practice.