Deion Sanders dismissed rumors linking him to the Cowboys' head coaching job, but ESPN's Peter Burns didn't hold back, calling his decision "foolish."

The Deion Sanders-NFL rumors are at an all-time peak after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly spoke to Sanders about the team’s head coaching vacancy this week. Sanders released a statement about their conversation on Monday night in which he called the Cowboys’ job “intriguing,” but declined to say much more than that.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has spoken with Colorado coach Deion Sanders about Dallas' open head coach position, a source confirmed to ESPN.

An NFL general manager once told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Deion Sanders would be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Schefter retold the story

According to Yahoo Sports, Sanders is currently the betting favorite (+125) to become the Cowboys' next head coach, filling a vacancy from Mike McCarthy, who was the head coach in Dallas from 2020 to 2024.