Deion Sanders would reportedly “almost certainly” take the Cowboys job if Jerry Jones offered it to him.
The Dallas Cowboys’ head coaching search is off and running and to date there are now three names set for interviews with the team: Robert Saleh, Leslie Frazier and Kellen Moore.
While those are the names who have been connected to the official interviewing process, there are other names that have been mentioned in general connection to the job as well.
One of these names is Jason Witten who, while an interesting candidate, was reportedly suggested by Jerry Jones to Mike McCarthy before his departure as someone who could serve on staff as an heir apparent. That is an idea to say the least.
The other name thrown out in this sort of manner has been another former player of the team – no, not Kellen Moore – but Deion Sanders. Coach Prime has been running the show at the University of Colorado for two years and has a legitimate amount of experience at the collegiate level overall, something that Witten does not, and is reportedly someone whom Jerry Jones has spoken with about the position.
Sanders’ work in Boulder is something that has been quite polarizing for some time. Many doubted that any success at all was possible. The Buffaloes went 4-8 during his first season in 2023, the last of the Pac-12’s existence as we knew it, but responded greatly by going 9-4 this past season in their return to the Big 12. They lost the Alamo Bowl to BYU, but they also boasted the Heisman Trophy winner in Travis Hunter. Their quarterback, Sheduer Sanders, Deion’s son, is a projected top pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Proof of concept is there.
Whether or not you believe in this as something that can actually work at the NFL level, according to Ed Werder, Sanders is apparently ready to try. Werder reported on Thursday that he would “almost certainly” accept the job if offered and that Jerry Jones is “enamored” with the idea.
Regarding Deion Sanders: I’m being told that he would almost certainly accept if Jerry Jones offers to make him the next #Cowboys head coach, that those around him are encouraging him to pursue it and that Jones is enamored with the idea.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) January 16, 2025
It is at least this author’s opinion that the idea is not the worst one that has been thrown out. Again, Sanders’ time in college football has had a lot of attention around it, but he has done a lot of things that many people said were impossible.
What’s more is that the Cowboys have been floundering around for a long time anyway so any idea that this could set them back feels silly at best. They should not consider anything off of the table.
Who is down?
