Jerry Jones' phone call with Deion Sanders was thought to be about interest in the Dallas Cowboys job, but was it?

I’m not giving up my fight. You’re gonna ride by here again in another year or two if this thing don’t work out again, and my song will still be singing like a young Diana Ross: Deion! All the way.'' - Michael Irvin on the Cowboys not hiring coach Sanders.

As part of the search for the franchise's next head coach, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a move that immediately vaulted the team to the top of the sports news cycle, interviewed Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders for the vacancy.

Unlike NFL teams that have to follow protocols to interview current NFL coaches, there is no such red tape to navigate when a franchise wants to chat with a college coach. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones could have Deion over to The Star, or a Starbucks, and that’s an interview.

Here inside The Star, Cowboys owners Jerry and Stephen Jones are asked separately (after the on-camera press conference introducing Brian Schottenheimer) about the legitimacy of Deion Sanders' coach candidacy.

The speculation surrounding Deion Sanders and a potential jump to the NFL has hit a standstill. Brian Schottenheimer will be hired by Cowboys

Sanders reportedly express interest in both the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys openings, per multiple reports. Sanders confirmed he spoke with Jones to ESPN. However, the Cowboys are already in the process of interviewing candidates, having completed meetings with Robert Salah and Kellen Moore for the position.

There's a legitimate chance that Colorado head coach and former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders could soon coach the franchise with which he won his

Deion Sanders has been heavily rumored to be the Dallas Cowboys’ next head coach, and his latest Instagram story will only intensify those rumors.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders has won at every one of his stops, most recently taking the Buffaloes from 1-11 to their first nine-win season since 2016 in two years on the job. With all his success, it makes sense that NFL teams will take an interest in his services.