It even had gotten to a point where Sanders was the betting favorite to land the job. This made sense because of the spotlight that Sanders brings and his ties to the Cowboys as a former player for the organization.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed that he did speak with Deion Sanders in a phone call this offseason, but that the conversation wasn’t about the team’s

Jones said after introducing Brian Schottenheimer as the Cowboys' head coach that he only talked with Sanders.