Michael Irvin Says Deion Sanders Would Accept Cowboys Job If They Draft Son, Shedeur

Michael Irvin seemed pretty confident that Deion Sanders would accept the Cowboys job if they drafted Shedeur.

Irvin during the NFL Combine. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

After a Monday Night Football loss to the Texans where Dallas slipped to 3-7, the Deion Sanders-to-Cowboys chatter only got louder.

Colin Cowherd suggested that Jerry Jones should not only hire Coach Prime, but draft his son, University of Colorado star quarterback Shedeur Sanders, too.

When discussing the very specific "what if" alongside Michael Irvin, the analyst asserted that Shedeur landing in Dallas would tempt Deion to follow.

"I believe 100%," Irvin laughed when Cowherd asked if he thought Coach Prime would accept the Cowboys job if they drafted Shedeur. "And I can tell you, good sources have told me that. Great sources have told me that. That's all I can say like that without violating anything else."

Michael Irvin says Deion would accept the Cowboys job if they draft Shedeur Sanders.

"100%. And I can tell you, good sources have told me that. Great sources have told me that." pic.twitter.com/RqgZbBGBjB

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 19, 2024

The stars would have to align for this specific scenario to play out. There's plenty of skepticism on a potential Coach Prime marriage with the Cowboys. The Athletic's Diana Russini said the rumors aren't real and that she thinks Deion wants to stay in college on an appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on Tuesday morning.

How real are the Deion Sanders and Dallas Cowboys rumors?

"It's not real... I think Deion actually wants to stay in college. I know he's been public about that as well." @DMRussini on Deion Sanders being linked to the Dallas Cowboys job.

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— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) November 19, 2024

Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr made a similar report on the speculation that Sanders could coach the Cowboys in a preemptive deep dive into the coaching carousel last week.

Shedeur would be a very Jerry Jones pick, though. And would Deion's have a change in heart if he could continue to coach one of his sons in the NFL? Irvin appears to think, or know, so.

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