Reports: Jerry Jones talks to Deion Sanders about Cowboys opening

Jerry Jones has hired eight head coaches since he purchased the Cowboys in 1989. Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, Dave Campo and Jason Garrett had ties to Jones or the Cowboys, and Chan Gailey, Bill Parcells, Wade Phillips and Mike McCarthy had previously been head coaches. experience.

So, on the surface, Deion Sanders makes sense as a consideration for Jones’ ninth head coaching hire.

Sanders, the University of Colorado coach, and Jones have spoken about the vacant Cowboys head coaching position, according to multiple reports.

The news is a win-win for both sides: Sanders could use it for even more leverage, and Jones, well, he loves publicity of any kind. Everyone’s talking about the Cowboys, just like Jones loves it.

But that seems like a long way to go considering Jones doesn’t even pay the coaches, so he surely isn’t paying a buyout. Sanders has an $8 million buyout to leave Colorado.

Sanders went 4-8 in his first season as Buffaloes coach and is 9-4 in 2024 with Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

Kellen Moore and Jason Witten, who also have ties to the Cowboys, seem much more likely to get the job than Sanders because they would cost less than Sanders.