{"id":20396,"date":"2025-01-19T03:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T03:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20396"},"modified":"2025-01-19T03:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T03:19:07","slug":"breaking-cowboys-pursuit-of-deion-sanders-hits-roadblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20396","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys\u2019 Pursuit of Deion Sanders Hits Roadblock.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2179648541-e1737234914925.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2179648541-e1737234914925.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2179648541-e1737234914925.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2179648541-e1737234914925.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"The Cowboys have yet to set an official interview with Deion Sanders.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"56\" data-dom-ready-time=\"236\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Cowboys have yet to set an official interview with Deion Sanders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have begun interviewing head coaching candidates, but notably, Deion Sanders is not on their list \u2014 yet.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has been a prominent name mentioned for the opening and\u00a0had a conversation\u00a0with owner Jerry Jones about the job. But their talk was not official and Sanders has yet to book an official interview with the team.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Cowboys have completed interviews with former\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0coach\u00a0Robert Saleh\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network doesn\u2019t believe Sanders is a serious contender for the job, and may not even interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s talk about Deion,\u201d\u00a0Rapoport said on Saturday. \u201cDeion has had some conversations with Jerry Jones. My understanding is that there is some sort of mutual interest here. Here is where it stands, understanding it\u2019s Jerry Jones and literally anything crazy can happen \u2014 there has been no interview with Deion Sanders and the Cowboys. From what I\u2019m told, there is not one scheduled. I\u2019d be surprised if an interview ever happens \u2014 not saying impossible \u2014 but I\u2019d be surprised. Deion is still in contract negotiations with Colorado to potentially get a big time extension there. A lot going on with Deion.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mutual Interest Between Cowboys, Deion Sanders<\/h2>\n<p>As Rapoport mentioned, there is a\u00a0mutual interest\u00a0between Sanders and his former team. Sanders spent five seasons with the Cowboys from 1995 to 1999, making a significant impact in their Super Bowl XXX triumph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it\u2019s intriguing,\u201d\u00a0Sanders told ESPN on Monday night. \u201cI love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it\u2019s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Cowboys reporter Ed Werder added that Sanders would accept the job if offered and that the idea is growing on Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding Deion Sanders: I\u2019m 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,\u201d\u00a0Werder wrote on X.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Deion Sanders Likely Couldn\u2019t Coach Sons on Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>Sanders has discussed the idea of making the leap to the NFL level previously. However, a big sticking point for the Hall of Famer was being able to coach his sons, Shilo and Shedeur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way I would consider [coaching in the NFL] is to coach my sons,\u201d\u00a0Sanders said on Good Morning America.<\/p>\n<p>The odds of that happening in Dallas are very thin. The Cowboys have the\u00a0No. 12 pick in the draft, well outside of the range that Shedeur Sanders \u2014 one of the top quarterbacks \u2014 is expected to go in.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys boast a franchise quarterback in\u00a0Dak Prescott, who inked a record-breaking four-year extension before the season. While Dallas could explore trading Prescott, perhaps to secure a higher draft pick, such a move would come with significant hurdles. Prescott would need to waive his no-trade clause, and the team would face substantial dead cap charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images The Cowboys have yet to set an official interview with Deion Sanders. 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