Deion Sanders may have had a few friendly conversations with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the offseason, but how close were they to actually working together?
It sounds like the relationship ended at a first date, if it even got that far.
Sanders discussed his brief offseason flirtation with the Cowboys during an appearance on the latest episode of "The Skip Bayless Show" which was released on Wednesday. He was asked if Jones had legitimate interest in hiring him and whether that interest was mutual. While Sanders believes Jones was serious, the Colorado coach says he has no interest in coaching the NFL unless both of his sons, Shedeur and Shilo, were on the team.
"He did (have interest), and he still does. ... It was interesting," Sanders said. "At first, I didn't really think about it that much, but after we (had a conversation), I said, 'Wow, this has a possibility. Would I do it?' And the only way I would have done it, Skip, to be honest with you, is if I knew, guaranteed, I had an opportunity to coach my sons. Because other than that, why? It don't make sense to me."
Bayless then asked Sanders if Jones ever actually offered the Hall of Fame defensive back the Cowboys' head coach job. Sanders said the conversations never got to that point.
"No, I'm not gonna say it was offered to me. I'm gonna say it was an opportunity that could have presented itself, and we didn't go to the next level," Sanders added. "But Jerry was always honest and straight up from day one, like he's always been."
The big question, of course, is why? Jones loves making the flashy move. His son, Cowboys CEO and director of player personnel Stephen Jones, is often relied upon to keep the 82-year-old in check. But in this case, it would be a surprise if the entire Jones family did not buy into Sanders as a potential leader of the franchise.
There was at least one report about money being a factor in why the Cowboys did not seriously pursue Sanders. That seems almost impossible to believe. In reality, Sanders is simply content coaching college football. He has said it in the past, yet his name will continue to come up every year when NFL head coach jobs open up.
Maybe it's time to start believing Coach Prime. Heck, maybe Jones did, which would explain why the two did not bother to discuss dollars and cents.
