Former Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Michael Irvin wants his former teammate Deion Sanders to become the next head coach of America's Team, however, owner and general manager Jerry Jones isn't so sure Sanders is ready to leave his post in Colorado.
"I think we're way ahead of ourselves relative to when and if he decides to go into coaching in the NFL," Jones said.
Irvin strongly suggested on The Herd with Colin Cowherd this week that Sanders would leave Colorado to take the Cowboys' head coaching job if they drafted his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
And while Jones praised Sanders and said "there is no question" that he's going to be selected "extremely high in the draft," it's very unlikely the Cowboys select a quarterback after making Dak Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history this year.
As for why he believes Irvin and others connecting Sanders to Dallas are getting ahead of themselves, Jones says one reason is Sanders has an advantage in college he wouldn't have in the NFL: recruiting.
"One of his greatest skills, that he really brings to college, is that he almost has no peer as far as being a recruiter. Kids want to come play for him. And he has a way of selling that. That is one skill, that recruiting skill, that is not a huge prerequisite for NFL coaches," Jones said on the K&C Masterpiece. "One of his greatest values is in that area of putting the team together and getting great talent to come play for him there at Colorado."
And Jones' point was well taken when a short time after the interview ended five-star quarterback Julian Lewis announced his commitment to Colorado on The Pat McAfee Show.