Sanders — who played on the last Super Bowl-winning Cowboys team — has a good relationship with Jerry Jones and could emerge as a coaching candidate.

Twenty years after he polished off his career as arguably the best cornerback of all time, Deion Sanders could be on the verge of returning to the NFL as a head coach. In the aftermath of Mike McCarthy 's departure from the Dallas Cowboys, the Colorado head coach has emerged as the betting favorite to replace him.

Though it dominated the news cycle for quite some time after they split with Mike McCarthy, Deion Sanders was never actually a serious candidate for the Dallas Cowboys job.

Glenn is a really darn good football coach, and Dallas would be smart to hire one of the best defensive minds in the NFL to lead the franchise. Perhaps Glenn could bring one of the offensive coaches with him from Detroit to lead the Cowboys’ offense? This pairing makes a lot of sense.

The Dallas Cowboys are officially in search of a new head coach following their decision to part ways with Mike McCarthy earlier this week

Mike McCarthy's tenure as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys ended after five seasons, despite three consecutive 12-5 seasons and playoff appearances. N

For the Dallas Cowboys, it’s Brian Schottenheimer time. Could it have been Prime Time instead? Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed Monday that, yes, he and Pro Football Hall of Famer/Colorado head coach Deion Sanders spoke before the team eventually hired Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history.

Despite being a prominent figure in NFL history and a former Dallas Cowboys star, Deion Sanders was never a serious candidate for the team’s head coaching job following their split with Mike McCarthy.