Deion Scores

Here's the follow-up to a story James of OTB posted yesteday. It turns out not to be quite as amusing as the original story had it to be:

Deion Sanders scored a touchdown in Dallas County civil court Monday when a judge ruled that he did not have to pay more than $1,500 in a lawsuit over a 2024 car repair bill.

"Thank God," Mr. Sanders said after hearing the verdict in the lawsuit brought against him over repairs made to his 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible. "I'm happy that justice was served and the truth really did come out."

The lawsuit, filed by Magrathea Inc., a vintage-car restoration business, said the former Dallas Cowboys cornerback refused to pay a $4,265.57 car repair bill because Jesus had informed him that $1,500 was all he had to pay.

Mr. Sanders, now an NFL studio analyst for CBS, denied that he ever said anything more than "God bless you" to Phil Compton, Magrathea's owner, when the car was delivered to his Plano home Nov. 5, 2024.

He said his refusal to pay the larger amount had nothing to do with his spiritual calling. Instead, he said, he felt he was being taken advantage of because he is a sports celebrity.

"That guy was trying to rip me off," Mr. Sanders said after the 2 ½-hour trial before state District Judge Joe Cox. "That's what it was."

Source: DallasNews.com