Nobody is extra taken with the concept of a “Prime Time” sequel in Dallas than Jerry Jones.
With Jones now spearheading the seek for the Cowboys’ subsequent head coach after Mike McCarthy’s departure, buzz continues to construct round franchise nice and Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, who “would almost certainly accept” the highest job in Dallas if provided by the 82-year-old proprietor, based on a brand new report.
“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,” Cowboys insider Ed Werder reported Thursday.
Sanders, who simply concluded his second season in Boulder, has been linked to the Cowboys’ opening after information broke Monday that McCarthy and the group wouldn’t be extending their five-year pact.
McCarthy, a Tremendous Bowl-winning coach with the Packers, posted a 49-35 document with the Cowboys throughout 5 seasons, which included three playoff berths.
Not lengthy after McCarthy’s exit, Sanders advised ESPN on Monday night time he conversed with Jones in regards to the emptiness, calling it an “intriguing” alternative.
“To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Sanders stated. “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it’s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.”
Sanders spent 5 seasons of his Corridor of Fame profession with the Cowboys, successful a Tremendous Bowl with Dallas in Jan. 1996.
The Cowboys have one in every of six present openings this NFL hiring cycle, together with the Jets, Jaguars, Raiders, Saints and Bears. The Patriots employed franchise legend Mike Vrabel on Sunday.
Because the NFL teaching cycle revved up earlier this month, Sanders was requested on “GMA3” about what it could take for the 57-year-old to leap to the professionals.
“The only way I would consider is to coach my sons,” Sanders stated of sons Shedeur, one of many high quarterback prospects of this 12 months’s draft class, and Shilo, a security.
Shedeur, 22, was noticed in Dallas on Tuesday when he took in a Mavericks sport.
Sanders isn’t the one Cowboys alum who has been linked to the membership’s emptiness.
Former tight finish Jason Witten’s title has been floated, whereas the crew additionally put in an interview request with its former offensive coordinator, present Eagles assistant Kellen Moore.
Ex-Jets coach Robert Saleh can also be within the combine for the job.
