Deion Sanders indicated his public flirtation with the Cowboys last year was not serious and said rumors of him leaving Colorado to coach in the NFL were never true.
“They weren’t real at all,” Sanders told Front Office Sports on Tuesday. “I liked playing the pro game, but I wouldn’t enjoy coaching the pro game. It’s a different game.”
Sanders spoke with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last January after the team opted to not renew former coach Mike McCarthy’s contract—although Sanders and Dallas never conducted an official interview.
Ultimately, the Cowboys promoted Brian Schottenheimer from offensive coordinator to head coach, and Sanders signed a five-year, $54 million contract extension that keeps him at Colorado through 2029 as one of the highest-paid coaches in college football.
“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,” Sanders told FOS. “But I have no thought process of the NFL whatsoever.”
