It Seems Like Deion Sanders Might Actually Coach in the NFL Very Soon

Imagine reading this headline just a few years ago. It truly feels like there’s growing speculation and anticipation around Deion Sanders coaching in the NFL in 2025.

Before we dive too deep into all of this, let’s just put out there that Sanders leaving the Colorado Buffaloes is unlikely. He even dismissed speculation of an NFL departure.

“I’ve got a kickstand down,” Sanders said.

But if you’ve ever ridden a bike, you know that kickstands are not permanent. It’s rare to have the level of interest that Sanders could have this offseason, and that might be too hard for him to ignore. 

The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints already need coaches. The Dallas Cowboys are going to need a coach. The New York Giants are going to need a coach. 

There are several big football cities with bright lights that Coach Prime would shine in. Not to mention, the deep-pocketed Shad Khan is already eyeing Bill Belichick to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars, and if he wants a big personality, Sanders could be his man. 

There’s also the Las Vegas Raiders, who just hired Antonio Pierce but could look to make a change after just one season, especially since they are an expected landing spot for Coach Prime’s son, Shedeur Sanders, who is widely expected to be a top quarterback selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The pairing of Shedeur and Deion in the NFL is fun to speculate about, but that speculation gets even more momentum when top NFL insiders, like ESPN’s Adam Schefter, can’t ignore it.

“This is just going to be an option that’s out there,” Schefter said. “This is going to be one of those options that’s going to heat up, that’s going to be in play this offseason.”

As things typically go in the NFL, teams that need quarterbacks also typically need a new head coach. And there’s no denying that Deion and Shedeur made sweet music in their time together at Jackson State and now Colorado, which is currently the No. 16 team in the nation, vying for one of the last spots in the College Football Playoff.

Michael Irvin told “The Herd” on Tuesday that “great sources have told him” that if Sheduer was drafted by the Cowboys, Deion would accept their head coach job.

On his “2Legendary” podcast, Shedeur Sanders was discussing the Giants decision to bench quarterback Daniel Jones. Colorado receiver Drelon Miller joked that he’d like to see Sanders throwing passes to Malik Nabers next season. Shedeur didn’t comment, but he was smiling throughout the entire conversation.

These conversations are only going to heat up as the NFL regular season simmers down and the coaching cycle and NFL Draft process heat up. The fact that so many big market teams and owners will only make this conversation more interesting.

In just two years, Coach Prime turned Colorado from the laughingstock of college football into a legitimate Playoff contender. If there was ever a year for him to make a huge jump to the NFL, this could be the time.