Deion Sanders Shuts Down NFL, Cowboys Rumors: 'I've Got a Kickstand Down' at Colorado

Deion Sanders isn't going anywhere.

Despite speculation that he could leave Colorado this offseason for an NFL job, potentially with the Dallas Cowboys, the Buffaloes head coach told reporters on Tuesday he was more than content to remain in Boulder.

"I'm happy where I am, man," he said. "I've got a kickstand down. You know what a kickstand is? ... That means I'm resting. I'm good, I'm happy, I'm excited. I'm enthusiastic about where I am. I love it here, truly do."

Given the Cowboys' 3-7 start this season under embattled head coach Mike McCarthy—and Colorado's 8-2 mark thus far, which has them ranked 17th in the country and atop the Big 12—it isn't a surprise that Sanders has been floated as a potential successor. He also played for the Cowboys during his NFL career, giving him additional familiarity with owner Jerry Jones and the organization.

A number of former Cowboys players, including Michael Irvin and Dez Bryant, have called for him to replace McCarthy:

At this point, it seems likely that McCarthy is coaching his last season in Dallas. He's already in the final year of his contract, and even before Dak Prescott's season-ending hamstring injury, the Cowboys were underachieving.

Granted, the inability to add quality players this offseason at positions of need, like running back, has played a major part in the team's struggles. But McCarthy will likely be the scapegoat for those failings rather than Jones, who serves as the de facto general manager.

As for Sanders, he's never offered any indication that he's ready, or interested, in making the leap to the NFL. There has also been reporting to back up that lack of stated interest:

And no, Tuesday was not the first time Sanders was asked about the Cowboys.

"Don't start that," Sanders told Irvin multiple times last week, smiling, when he attempted to bring up the Cowboys

"I love it where I am," he repeated several times.

So while the Cowboys almost assuredly will have a new head coach in 2025, it appears unlikely—at least for the time being—that it will be Sanders.