Report: Jerry Jones has spoken with Deion Sanders about Dallas Cowboys HC job

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken with Colorado’s Deion Sanders about the team’s head coaching vacancy, per a report from Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports.

Sanders is considered a top candidate, and discussions are expected to continue. While a formal interview hasn’t been scheduled, there is mutual interest, according to Schultz. The Cowboys plan to interview other candidates as well after parting ways with Mike McCarthy on Monday after five seasons.

Sanders, 57, has been linked with the Cowboys job given his strong ties to Dallas. He played five seasons with the Cowboys (1995-99), one of the stars for Dallas’ last Super Bowl-winning team in 1995.

Sanders previously said he didn’t plan on coaching in the NFL following his second season at Colorado. He helped engineer an impressive turnaround in Boulder this past year, taking the Buffaloes from a 4-8 record in 2023 to 9-4 in 2024. He also had the Heisman Trophy winner in Travis Hunter, as well as his son, top quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders, leading the charge.

Yes, Sanders denied rumors connecting him to NFL openings this year, reaffirming his focus on Colorado. However, he said there was only one way he’d consider returning to the league, where he became one of the best cornerbacks of all-time. He’d want to coach his sons, Shedeur and Shilo.

“The only way I would consider, is to coach my sons,” he said on “Good Morning America” last week. “Not son. Sons.”

Jerry Jones praised Deion Sanders in the past

Perhaps Sanders would make an exception for the Cowboys, who own the No. 12 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and are unlikely to be in the Shedeur sweepstakes. Of course, there’s also Dak Prescott, locked into a long-term contract with the Cowboys. Whatever the case, Coach Prime answered the call. At the very least, he’s listening to what Jones has to sell.

We already know how Jones feels about Sanders.

“One of his greatest skills, that he really brings to college, is that he almost has no peer as far as being a recruiter,” Jones said in November on 105.3 The Fan. “Kids want to come play for him. And he has a way of selling that. That is one skill, that recruiting skill, that is not a huge prerequisite for NFL coaches. One of his greatest values is in that area of putting the team together and getting great talent to come play for him there at Colorado.”

Soon, we’ll know how Sanders feels about the Cowboys and wearing the star once again — this time, as a coach.