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Deion Sanders ‘would almost certainly accept’ Dallas Cowboys job, per team insider
By Andrew Olson
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Deion Sanders is believed to have serious interest in the Dallas Cowboys head coaching position.
Ed Werder, a long-time Cowboys insider, shared Thursday on social media that Sanders would likely accept if offered the head coaching position by owner Jerry Jones.
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
Werder has decades of experience covering the NFL with a focus on the Dallas Cowboys.
He worked the Cowboys beat with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1989 and then with The Dallas Morning News from 1992 to 1996. Werder had a 26-year run covering the Cowboys for ESPN from 1998-2024 before being let go. He’s currently with WFAA in Dallas.
It was first reported Monday that Sanders talked to the Cowboys about their head coaching vacancy. He commented to ESPN shortly after the news broke.
To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Deion Sanders told 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.
A superstar with the Cowboys from 1995-99, Sanders has been a college football head coach since 2020. He notched a 27-6 record at FCS program Jackson State before making the jump to the Power 5 ranks by taking the Colorado job ahead of the 2023 season. After a 4-8 season in Year 1, the Buffaloes showed improvement in Year 2 under Sanders, with Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter leading Colorado to a 9-4 record.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
