India, June 14 -- A viral social media post has spread claims that Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders pledged $200,000 to support Karmelo Anthony's legal appeal following his murder conviction in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf.

The post was shared by the X account @FadeMFx, which has 10.4k followers. The post alleged that Sanders released a video announcing he had contacted Anthony's family and would donate $200,000 to secure "the best legal team" for an appeal.

The post also attributed the quote, "It hurts seeing another black kid failed by the system," to Sanders.

As of June 13, there is no verified evidence that Sanders pledged $200,000 to Anthony's family or legal defense team.

A review of Sanders' publicly availabl...