Dallas Cowboys coaching search: Adam Schefter gives latest, weighs chances Deion Sanders takes job

Adam Schefter has shared the latest on Deion Sanders‘ chances of becoming the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. While appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, the ESPN NFL insider said it’s not likely Sanders will land the job but it could happen since the coaching search is in the early stages.

“Last night, I spoke to Prime after the game. He called me after his dinner and I put out basically one of the things that he said,” Schefter told Pat McAfee. “…You texted me ‘What does this mean?’ I can tell you this, having spoken to him, the way that I took it was he was not interested in going to the NFL, he was not thinking of planning to go to the NFL, it may not even happen that he goes to the NFL. But because he respects Jerry Jones so much, when Jerry calls of course he’s going to talk to him. He was intrigued to speak to Jerry Jones.”

Schefter went on to talk about how Deion Sanders loves being at Colorado. “He’s been talking to the athletic director there. Probably there’s money involved, I don’t think a ridiculous notion when it comes to Prime who’s been an incredible businessman his entire career,” Schefter said. “I said to him at the end of the conversation ‘So what’s next? What happens now?’ And he said to me ‘I don’t know.’

Are the Cowboys the next step for Deion Sanders?

“I said ‘You don’t know what happens next?'” I think right now everything is in the beginning stages, there’s no meeting planned with Jerry right now, but clearly the lines of communication are open, they’re going to be in touch and I think it goes for both sides. Deion Sanders is figuring out what’s best for him. Is it best to stay in school? His sons are leaving, he’s got recruits coming in. Does he want to be there? Does the school look out for him? Does he want to go to Dallas? Does Jerry want to move in that direction to hire him?”

Sanders has ties to the Cowboys since he played for the team from 1995 to 1999. He has had success as a college football head coach, winning two conference titles at Jackson State and leading Colorado to a 9-4 record in his second season with the team.