Report: Las Vegas Raiders have 'zero interest' in Deion Sanders

On Saturday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has “very strong interest” in the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach opening.

Vic Tafur and Tashan Reed of The Athletic offered a joint follow-up to that report on Sunday, saying that the Raiders have “zero interest” in making Sanders their next head coach.

“There’s been some buzz about University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, but the Raiders have “zero interest” in hiring him, according to a league source,” Tafur and Reed wrote. “Agents using the stubbornly quiet Raiders for leverage goes as far back as the franchise’s losing.”

The Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore cited a person close to Sanders who said Coach Prime is interested in the Raiders job. The franchise started its search after moving on from Antonio Pierce earlier this week, and minority owner Tom Brady is reportedly taking on a key role in the process.

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.

Deion Sanders reveals he ‘would consider’ taking NFL head coaching job to coach sons

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” this week. “Not son. Sons.”

The Raiders, meanwhile, have six known head coaching candidates, per the report: Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

Both Saleh and Carroll will have in-person interviews with the Raiders this week.

On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.