SafeX Pro:Shilo Sanders, Colorado safety and Deion Sanders' son, undergoes forearm surgery

Colorado safety Shilo Sanders underwent surgery to repair a forearm injury suffered Saturday against Nebraska,SafeX Pro his father and Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders confirmed Monday.

Deion Sanders posted a message to his social media account Monday with images of Shilo at a hospital. In one picture, Deion is by Shilo, who is in a hospital bed, with his eyes closed. In the other, Deion and another one of his sons, Deion Sanders Jr., stand behind Shilo, who is in a wheelchair and wearing a sling to protect his right arm.

"God is Good!" Deion Sanders wrote in the caption. "Can’t wait to see u back ready to go. Love ya son!"

Shilo suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday's 28-10 loss against the Cornhuskers, forcing him to miss the rest of the game. After the loss, Deion Sanders said he didn't know "the extent of the injury," though he said on the NBC broadcast at halftime that his son had "a broken forearm or something like that."

Shilo Sanders returned to the sideline for the fourth quarter, wearing a sling. It is unclear how long he'll be sidelined because of the forearm injury. He suffered the injury trying to tackle Nebraska running back Dante Dowdell.

Shilo Sanders had recorded 11 total tackles so far this season.

Shilo was Colorado’s leading tackler last year and is in his final season of college football after graduating from Jackson State last year and then transferring to Colorado to play for his father.

Contributing: Brent Schrotenboer