Deion Sanders’ estranged wife released after domestic abuse arrest

Deion Sanders, former NFL star, was attacked by his estranged wife Pilar Sanders and a friend of hers at their Texas home on Monday night, CNN reported.

Pilar was arrested on charges of domestic abuse after allegedly kicking, biting, and scratching her husband. The Collin County Sheriff's Office said that she is forbidden from returning to the couple's home for 61 days and cannot threaten or harass any member of the family, according to CNN.

"My kids, they are scared for their life," Deion Sanders told NBC 5 Dallas as he was leaving his house Monday. "They just saw two women jump their dad in his own house, in his room, in my room. It's sad."

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Deion, who also played as an outfielder in the MLB and now is an NFL Network analyst, tweeted about the event Monday evening. 

"I promise to God on my mama, I never touched her," he told NBC 5. "And I've got two witnesses, a 10- and a 12-year-old that can attest to that."

Pilar was released from police custody on bail Tuesday night.

"I am innocent," she said in a statement Tuesday, the Examiner reported. "I understand that I have a very little chance at beating a Hall of Fame, two-sport man that everyone seems to love and adore. I am a full-time mom 100 percent for my children and I have just not gotten a fair shake."

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Deion Sanders is considered to have been one of the NFL's most versatile players, having played various positions for teams including the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Atlanta Falcons, CNN reported. He was also was an outfielder with four Major League Baseball teams for much of his NFL career, and played in a World Series with the Atlanta Braves. He has also been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. 

He and his wife got married in 1999 and starred in a reality show on the Oxygen network called, "Deion & Pilar Prime Time Love," according to CNN. Deion and Pilar are in the process of getting a divorce, but were still sharing their suburban Dallas home up until the attack, the International Business Times reported.