10:35pm: Sanders acknowledged that Jones reached out to him about the Cowboys HC job, but the coach also reiterated his commitment to Colorado.
“To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Deion Sanders said (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it’s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.”
7:50pm: While Deion Sanders has been mentioned as a potential candidate for a handful of NFL jobs, the Colorado head coach has yet to garner definitive interest from an organization. It sounds like that’s about to change, as the Cowboys apparently have their former star player on their radar.
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According to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken with Sanders about the team’s head coaching vacancy. “Discussions are expected to continue,” and Prime is considered a top candidate for the position. At the same time, Schultz cautions that the organization plans to interview other candidates as part of their process. The two sides haven’t scheduled an interview, but they’re expected to continue the dialogue, per Schultz.
Sanders, of course, had a standout five-year stint with the organization after the Cowboys won the “Deion Sweepstakes” during the 1995 offseason. While Sanders was limited to only nine games during his debut season in Dallas, he had a productive three-game postseason run to a Super Bowl championship (his second-straight after his one-season stop in San Francisco). Sanders proceeded to earn three-straight first-team All-Pro nods with the Cowboys between 1996 and 1998, but he was released due to salary-cap constraints following the 1999 campaign.
Close to two decades after his playing career ended, Sanders returned to the sideline as head coach of his own Prime Prep Academy. After coaching his sons for a year in high school, he was named head coach of Jackson State University, where he spent three seasons. He parlayed that performance into a gig at Colorado, where he had a chance to once again coach his son, Shedeur Sanders. Colorado’s run this past season solidified Sanders as an up-and-coming head coach, and it didn’t take long for the Hall of Famer to be connected to NFL coaching vacancies.
That included the job in Las Vegas, which Sanders was reportedly eyeing. The coach has a relationship with Tom Brady (who is spearheading the Raiders search), and there’s a chance the organization could make a move for Shedeur in the draft. Ultimately, the Raiders denied their interest in Sanders, but it didn’t take long for Prime Time to pop back up as a candidate in Dallas.
The Cowboys announced today that they’re moving on from Mike McCarthy, opening the door for a potential Dallas return for Sanders. The coach previously said he’d only consider a move to the NFL if he had the opportunity to coach his son, and with Dak Prescott attached to a newly-inked extension, it seems unlikely that Shedeur would land in Dallas. However, perhaps Deion would change his tune considering his relationship with the Cowboys organization. Schultz echoes the sentiment that Sanders has generally dismissed a move to the NFL, “but this was one call he wasn’t going to ignore.”
Wow very interesting development lmao
That’s a predictable move.
How
It’s time
Prime Time
No, please. Neon Deion is a disaster waiting to happen. He can’t dazzle these vets like he did college kids. If Jerry does sign him I hope Deion is smart enough to hire some coordinators with experience because he’s going to need them. The league has changed a lot since his day. And again (previous post)I know he had bad health scares and there were doctors talking about amputation because of leg and feet problems.
Deion would be a great hire for Dallas…he’s just what they need to get that house in order…Deion is a leader of men and players young and old respect the man…
He will make the players accountable and if ur out of line u go…
Jimmy Johnson was the same way…he brings energy and discipline…
Of course he would need to hire experienced coaches to his staff and hopefully one of those young innovated OCs out there..
And imagine the free agents that would want to play for this guy…JJ would just have to be more loose with his wallet…
Yes….count me in for a Deion Hire!!!
How can you say he’s a leader of men when he’s only ever led college kids?
Ice I agree
People don’t realize that Deion is actually a good coach and not just a gimmick
He’s definitely a guy who has the respect of the players, and he’s all business behind the scenes and will hold players accountable
You’ve been behind the scenes with him?
Prime Time, the Rooney Rule interview?
So what’s it going to be Deon, baseball or football?
Both… Both?
So offense or defense?
Both … Both?
So what’s it going to be $15 or $20 million/
Both … Both? …. Both….
So player or coach?
Both… Both?… Both….. Both?
It’s the NFL version of the Old Paso commercial…
What a great way to ruin a franchise and its fan base
lol. Jerry ruined it a long time ago.
Two guys who can’t ignore shiny things.
Seems like a perfect marriage, honestly.
This would be such a Dallas thing to do. Hire a coach who was 13&12 over the last 2 seasons. This hiring would only be for the name, not the success!
Coaches with worse records get 2 or 3 chances in the NFL
I agree he should stay in college I think that’s where he’ll be most successful building and leading a team but to question his success based on W-L up to this point doesn’t make much sense. Neither Jackson State nor Colorado are by any means powerhouse football programs. He’s already recruited a 5 star QB to replace Shadeur which is unheard of at Colorado. He’s had a couple top talent guys but the rest are either freshman or someone else’s recruits. He’s got a buzz around him for whatever reason and his teams will only get more talented. I think he got a lot out of what he had. If he stays at Colorado or any college for a full draft class his W-L record is going to look a lot different. It may not translate to the pros but believe me Colorado wants him to stay desperately
While you make valid points as to Sanders’ success, we don’t really have any sustained history to tell us how much of that is a pattern and how much is short-term. We know that Sanders is a talent attractant, at least right now, but we don’t know how he coaches if that talent pipeline should dissipate. NFL players, and their agents, are much less affected by personal preference than they are money, and Sanders won’t be able to leverage his personality against what the team will offer contractually to get new talent.
Deion isn’t really a schemer, either. He has a great advantage is being able to convey technical knowledge as a position player, but we have to ask what his schematic philosophies are. In the NFL, that will be much more important than in college, where recruiting disparities can significantly affect gameplay. Professional players also look at how they fit in the scheme and where they can have individual success with greater consideration and understanding than college players do. Essentially what I am saying is that Deion’s greatest skill set-recruiting-really isn’t relevant for an NFL coach. It’s replaced by money and by scheme.
You have to consider the short term college coaches who’ve come to the NFL (like Kliff Kingsbury or Matt Rhule, for instance) with little or no NFL coaching experience and ask, “Well, in what empirical factually based way is Deion different? What makes us think that he’s better than them? Why do we expect more” You can make a case that Sanders can be good, and you can make one that he’ll be bad, but there’s not enough of the former to show that’s solidly more likely than the other. Guys who have exceeded his accolades or been coaches at more major programs have shown up and been disasters on the pros (Saban had a championship, for instance, as did Spurrier).
If we’re going to be bullish on Sanders, we need a demonstrate reason records-wise to say so, and I don’t see one. Doesn’t mean he’s locked in to be terrible, but it’s pretty reasonable to question his credentials.
Every season starts and I think to myself, how can things get worse?Then I read something like this and now for 2025 I know we’ve hit Rock bottom.
It would be good for entertainment purposes
What next, Dak for Sheduer trade to whoever drafts him
If Dak wasn’t attached to that shiny new mega deal, this crazy idea wouldn’t seem as crazy.
Even with the consideration of this out of left field proposal inhand, that trade may still be a bridge too far for the Cowboys.
hahahahahahahaha. That is all.
Lmao…the situation w his kid would seem like the wildcard though?
PLEASE DO IT!
That train wreck would be extremely entertaining, for the rest of the NFL to point and laugh at.
Dallas Cowboys will become to LA Lakers of the South. A great circus.
What a joke of a franchise.
The most important thing for any organization is alignment between the Owner and General Manager. By occupying both, Jerry Jones has created ideal conditions for continuing success. More owners should follow his lead.
He does know that Travis and sons can’t transfer to Dallas right ? Lol Im kidding, but he does right ?
He will have no problem acquiring Shiloh as he isn’t that good. Shiloh is more of a late 3rd at best.
I’m honestly curious how’d this would play out
It could be either a really good fit or just a complete disaster really nothing in between like McCarthy
On one hand I Think players respect prime and he definitely has the right attitude towards helping young kids grow up but will that same messsge work on immature grown ups and get the most out of them? Who knows
On the other hand he’s had success where he goes but recruiting guys is a lot easier than adhering to a a salary cap which really hurt Dallas last season and idk what their cap is like this year but I’d assume not good.
This would be awesome. Not for Cowboys fans but for the entertainment value.
It doesn’t matter who they hire. The team will suck because Jerry controls the team and how it’s built. He is the common denominator, nobody else. This team will live in mediocrity as long as that man is breathing.
Well , yeah. This was everyone’s immediate thought once Mccarthy was gone.
“Sanders acknowledged that Jones reached out to him about the Cowboys HC job, but the coach also reiterated his commitment to Colorado.
“To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Deion Sanders said (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it’s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.””
FTR, he reiterated no committment. He said Boulder was nice.
This was a water treading statement meant to buy time.
no grown man will want to play for this fool
Cowboys are not a serious organization.
Hiring Deon would be a disaster at this point. Jerry Jones has ruined the Cowboys and I doubt they sniff the NFC championship anytime in the near future.