After the Dallas Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarty, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders was widely mentioned as a possible replacement for the vacancy.
Deion Sanders wrapped up his second season in Boulder, leading Colorado to a 9-4 finish and Alamo Bowl appearance. It was a drastic turnaround after the 2023 group limped to a disappointing 4-8 finish following a perfect 3-0 start.
In the end, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones surprised everybody by naming offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer the new head coach. Schottenheimer held the OC title for two years, but it was McCarthy who had play-calling duties in 2023 and 2024.
During an appearance on “The Skip Bayless Show”, Coach Prime said there were conversations about Dallas’ head coaching position with Jones, but he didn’t actually receive a formal offer:
“No, I’m not going to say it was offered to me. I’m going to say it was an opportunity that could’ve presented itself, and we didn’t go to that next level. But Jerry was always honest and straight up from Day 1.”
Everyone knows that Jones loves publicity, and hiring Deion Sanders would have generated plenty of it. But at the end of the day, it never made sense for Jones to hire someone with zero NFL coaching experience.
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Sanders has said multiple times that he’s committed to Colorado. But even if he’s interested in making the jump to NFL coaching, “Prime Time” must show that he’ll be able to sustain a winner in Colorado without quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter, who will turn pro at next month’s draft.
Deion Sanders Played Five Seasons For Cowboys In The ’90s
After a one-year stint with the San Francisco 49ers culminating in a Super Bowl 29 championship, Sanders signed a lucrative contract with the Cowboys in 1995 free agency.
The 1994 Defensive Player of the Year and Pro Football Hall of Famer helped Dallas to a Super Bowl championship in his first season there, the franchise’s third in fourth years. He was named to four Pro Bowls and earned three First-team All-Pro selections during his time in Dallas before signing with Washington in 2000.
