Shedeur Sanders will likely be one of the first quarterbacks taken off the board, and whichever team lands him will have an intriguing story ahead of the season.
For now, all eyes are on his father as the Dallas Cowboys could try to lure Coach Prime from the Colorado Buffaloes to the NFL. The elder Sanders had been determined not to go to the pros unless he could coach his sons.
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Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders laughs as he watches the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets at the American Airlines Center in Texas on Jan. 14, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn photos)
Dallas has the 12th pick in the draft and would likely have to move up the board to be in line to select Shedeur Sanders if that was part of the whole plan.
The star collegiate quarterback spoke briefly with the Dallas Morning News while attending the Dallas Mavericks-Denver Nuggets game on Tuesday night.
“I think that would be cool. What do you think?” he told the paper.
The Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarthy after five seasons when the two sides could not agree on a new contract. Dallas has the opening, but at least one former player doesn’t really consider it a “coveted job.”
Troy Aikman made his thoughts clear on the situation on Monday.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders with son and quarterback Shedeur Sanders against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on October 7, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
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“I thought Mike McCarthy was going to be the head coach, so it’s a little bit of a surprise to me today that he’s not going to be. … It suggests there’s no real plan,” he said before calling playoff game between Los Angeles. Rams and Minnesota Vikings.
“Obviously, I think the Cowboys are a high-profile team. Whoever is the head coach of that team is definitely going to attract a lot of attention, but I think most football people who take over as a head coach, they want to do it on their terms and it’s hard to do.
“I love the Dallas Cowboys. I played there for 12 years. I wish them the best of luck. To say it’s a coveted job, I’m not sure I would necessarily agree with that.”
Deion Sanders didn’t exactly pour cold water on the idea of taking the job. He confirmed reports Monday that he spoke with team owner Jerry Jones.
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders and head coach Deion Sanders after the win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field in Boulder, Nov. 29, 2024. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Photos)
“Hearing from Jerry Jones is really nice and it’s exciting,” Sanders told ESPN. “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. When you hang up the phone and process it and think about it, it’s exciting. But I love Boulder and everything about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.”
