If the Colorado football team is not already in panic mode, they will be soon. As Deion Sanders continues to be linked to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, rumors of ‘Coach Prime' becoming the team's next head coach have only strengthened over time.
Sanders has reportedly taken a strong interest in the job and would “almost certainly accept” an offer from Jones, per Ed Werder of WFAA, a Dallas-based ABC affiliate. Werder also adds that Jones likes the idea of Sanders as Mike McCarthy's successor, suggesting an offer could be near.
“Regarding Deion Sanders: I'm being told that he would almost certainly accept if Jerry Jones offers to make him the next Cowboys head coach, that those around him are encouraging him to pursue it, and that Jones is enamored with the idea,” Werder tweeted.
Before joining WFAA, Werder was with ESPN for roughly 20 years. He is currently one of the most trusted Cowboys insiders in the Dallas area.
Sanders just completed his second season with Colorado, one that ended with a loss to BYU in the Alamo Bowl. His 9-4 record with the team was the school's best since the 2016 season. Before transitioning to Boulder, Sanders began his college football coaching career with the HBCU program Jackson State, where he went 27-6 through three years with the Tigers.
As a player, Sanders spent five of his decorated 14-year NFL career with the Cowboys. Jones has notoriously favored hiring personnel he has connections to, which includes the Hall of Fame cornerback.
Colorado HC Deion Sanders' Cowboys career

If Sanders agrees to become the Cowboys' next head coach, it would be his second time signing with the team. Six years after being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the No. 5 overall pick of the 1989 NFL Draft, Sanders chose to sign with Dallas in free agency.
At the time of his original signing in Dallas, Sanders' $35 million contract made him the highest-paid defensive player in the league. The deal evidently paid off for both sides, as the Cowboys went on to win Super Bowl XXX. The win gave ‘Prime Time' his second ring in as many years after winning Super Bowl XXIX with the San Francisco 49ers the year before.
With the Cowboys, Sanders was named a first-team All-Pro three times with one second-team recognition. He made four additional Pro Bowls. His tenure eventually ended in 2000, when he was released and subsequently signed with the Washington Redskins. Despite playing just five years with the team, Sanders is still widely recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in franchise history.