Deion Sanders Opens Up on Cowboys HC Rumors, Potential Move to NFL in New Video

Deion Sanders has once again denied the legitimacy of rumors connecting him to an interest in the Dallas Cowboys' head coaching vacancy last offseason.

Sanders was asked about the Cowboys rumors around the 7:55 mark of an interview with Front Office Sports' Baker Machado on Tuesday.

"They weren't real at all," Sanders said of the rumors. "I like playing the pro game, but I wouldn't enjoy coaching the pro game. It's a different game.

"I'm focused on winning, and getting these kids through college so they have degrees, and they're able to attain tremendous professions even after football is over. But I have no thought process for the NFL whatsoever."

Sanders has been denying interest in the Cowboys job since before the NFL team parted ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy.

ESPN's Todd Archer reported shortly after McCarthy's departure in January 2025 that Sanders had spoken with Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones about the vacant job, but had not scheduled a formal interview.

The Cowboys ultimately promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to the head coaching position later that month.

Sanders later referred to the Cowboys job as "an opportunity that could've presented itself."

"I'm not going to say it was offered to me... We didn't go to that level," Sanders said in a March 2025 appearance on The Skip Bayless Show.

Sanders is heading into his fourth season as head coach at Colorado, where he and the Buffaloes are looking to bounce back after a 3-9 finish to the 2025 campaign with help from what 247Sports ranks as a top-25 transfer class in the nation.