Shortly after it was announced that Dallas was parting ways with Mike McCarthy, reports emerged that Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones had spoken to Sanders about that job. It was also reported that there was mutual interest from both parties.

After receiving interest from the Cowboys about the head coaching vacancy, Deion Sanders will only make the move to the NFL on one condition.

There was no hotter sports talk show topic in January than Deion Sanders and the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys talked with Sanders for their open head coaching position and Sanders, at least at the time,