Deion Sanders jumped out of his seat when he was asked about the possibility of coaching the Cowboys.
During a Tuesday appearance on FS1’s “Speak,” the Colorado Buffaloes coach couldn’t help but laugh about taking his talents to Dallas after NFL analyst and former Cowboys wideout Michael Irvin pressed him about it.
“You’re encouraging people to be better than they really are [in Colorado] and can I segue with that because no place needs people to encourage people to be better than they really are besides Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys,” Irvin said.
“Oh Lord, don’t start that,” Sanders responded repeatedly. “I love it where I am.”
Sanders, who conducted the interview in his office in Boulder, then got up and walked over to a window overlooking Folsom Field.
“Let me take the computer in here because you’re starting to talk that talk,” he said, laughing. “I love it where I am!”
The Hall of Fame defensive back who played for the Cowboys from 1995-99 then turned the camera to show off the field and mountainscape in Boulder.
Sanders has helped transform the Buffaloes’ football program since he took over at the beginning of the 2023 college football season.
The Buffaloes are currently 7-2 and in second place in the Big 12.
But the NFL coaching carousel is spinning with firings before and after the trade deadline all around the league — and Sanders has become a hot topic.
His sons, Colorado safety Shilo Sanders and Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, are set to leave after the season, which many believe would be the logical time for him to exit as well.
Sports talk shows have hopped on the hype train for a potential Sanders-Dallas union.
ESPN analysts Domonique Foxworth and Rex Ryan both endorsed Sanders to Dallas to help clean up the mess owner Jerry Jones is dealing with.
The Cowboys fell to 3-6 after a blowout loss to the Eagles, 34-16, in Week 10, and Dallas lost quarterback Dak Prescott to season-ending hamstring surgery.
Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons also faced backlash for comments he made about head coach Mike McCarthy — whose tablet-throwing meltdown during Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta made headlines earlier this month.
“That’s above my pay grade, about if Mike’s coaching again next year,” Parsons said. “All coaching aside, Mike can leave and go wherever he wants. Guys I kind of feel bad for is guys like [guard] Zack Martin and guys who might be on their last year, on their way out, because that’s who I wanted to hold the trophy for.
“You want to win games and do great things with those type of legends who put in more time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did. So those are the kind of guys that I have so much sympathy and hurt for.”
Parsons later clarified his comments and explained he didn’t intend to be critical of McCarthy.
On Monday, McCarthy said he and Parsons spoke privately and clear the air.
The Cowboys host the Texans (6-4) on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11.
