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Colorado coach Deion Sanders has won at every one of his stops, most recently taking the Buffaloes from 1-11 to their first nine-win season since 2016 in two years on the job. With all his success, it makes sense that NFL teams will take an interest in his services.
Longtime Dallas Cowboys reporter Ed Werder reports that if Sanders is offered the chance to coach the storied franchise, he’s expected to accept. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is apparently fascinated by the idea of bringing Sanders back to Dallas, where he starred as an All-Pro cornerback and won Super Bowl XXX.
Additionally, Sanders primarily lived in Dallas after his retirement from the NFL, coaching at the youth and high school levels before taking the Jackson State job. He still owns a massive ranch in Canton, 60 miles east of Dallas. Needless to say, it would be a natural homecoming if the mercurial Jones looks his direction.
If Sanders opts to take the Dallas job, it would be a massive moment for him, one that few could have seen coming when he came to Jackson State without college coaching experience. After a 40-18 record and three first-place conference finishes in five years, the rise would be deserved. That said, it would leave Colorado in a difficult position.
Few coaches have embraced the transfer portal era quite like Sanders. In his first two seasons, Colorado added 95 transfers. Things have settled down this year as the program brings back a few more returners, especially among backups, but one thing is clear: these players came to campus for Prime.
The Buffaloes are already set to lose a tremendous amount of talent to the NFL Draft including Heisman winner Travis Hunter, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, receiver LaJohntay Wester and top defenders LaVonta…
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2025-01-16 19:50:00
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