{"id":24430,"date":"2025-02-08T08:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T08:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24430"},"modified":"2025-02-08T08:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T08:43:23","slug":"deion-sanders-reveals-hilarious-jerry-jones-nickname-in-his-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24430","title":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders reveals hilarious Jerry Jones nickname in his phone ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Deion Sanders has a unique nickname for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on his phone<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-reveals-hilarious-Jerry-Jones-nickname-in-his-phone.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Deion Sanders and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had a recent conversation\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">TheDallas Cowboys recently filled\u00a0their vacant head coaching slot when owner\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0named Brian Schottenheimer to fill the position. Prior to promoting Schottenheimer from his position of offensive coordinator, the Cowboys&#8217; boss spoke to multiple candidates about the position. One of the potential candidates included Colorado head coach\u00a0Deion Sanders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The details of the conversation between Sanders and Jones were of a philosophical nature, as Sanders explained to NFL Network host Rich Eisen that the Cowboys&#8217; owners ideas gave Coach Prime multiple subjects to consider. In addition to their discussions, Sanders revealed\u00a0Jones&#8217; nickname\u00a0that is listed on his phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDirect Deposit, DD,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cThat\u2019s what he\u2019s under. I don\u2019t put anybody\u2019s real names, so Direct Deposit. That\u2019s what it was years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, of course, was an All-Pro cornerback during his Hall of Fame playing career. Coach Prime had a 14-year NFL career, and he spent five of those seasons as a high-priced defensive back for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders was a 6-time\u00a0All-Pro performer and an 8-time Pro Bowler during his 14-year NFL career. He played on Super Bowl championship teams with the Cowboys and 49ers. He was the 1994 Defensive Player of the Year and he also made the Hall of Fame&#8217;s All-1990s team. His career included stints with the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins in addition to the Cowboys and 49ers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sanders coaching star appears to be rising<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3244821\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3244821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3244821\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Deion-Sanders-has-had-a-recent-conversation-with-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Deion Sanders on the red carpet before Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3244821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Sanders has furthered his reputation as a college football coach. It is unusual for Hall of Fame NFL players to make the transition to college head coach, but that&#8217;s just what Sanders has done.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Prime started his head coaching career at Jackson State, an historically black university that was coming off six consecutive losing seasons. While it appeared that it was going to be a difficult assignment, Sanders thrived at Jackson State. He was able to turn the team around with little issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His team went 27-6 during his time with the Tigers and Jackson State won consecutive SWAC titles. That performance gave Sanders coaching credibility, and the University of Colorado came calling and hired him to be the Buffaloes&#8217; head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado struggled to a 4-8 record in the 2023 season but he was able to turn things around last season. The Buffs had a 9-4 season and Colorado earned a spot in the Alamo Bowl as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado got very hot in the middle of the season. After the Buffs split their first two games, Sanders led his team to seven victories in their next eight games. Their only loss in that streak was to 18th-ranked Kansas State by a narrow 31-28 margin.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<hr class=\"mb-5 h-[1px] w-[150px] bg-secondary\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-tertiary italic text-secondary [&amp;_&gt;a]:text-link [&amp;_&gt;a]:underline\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; font-family: var(--font-lora); font-style: italic; --tw-text-opacity: 1; color: rgb(88 88 88\/var(--tw-text-opacity));\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/author\/stevesilverman\">Steve Silverman<\/a>\u00a0has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including &#8220;Who&#8217;s Better, Who&#8217;s Best in the NFL.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deion Sanders has a unique nickname for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on his phone TheDallas Cowboys recently filled\u00a0their vacant head coaching slot when owner\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0named Brian Schottenheimer&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deion Sanders reveals hilarious Jerry Jones nickname in his phone . - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24430\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deion Sanders reveals hilarious Jerry Jones nickname in his phone . - 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