After the Cowboys parted ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy, Sanders was a name that was linked to the role, but he was never formally interviewed. Schottenheimer, who along with Robert Saleh and Kellen Moore, was the only other name on the short list of candidates and he was offered an interview.

The Cowboys decision to hire Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach is not sitting well with Michael Irvin.

Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are on the hunt for their next head coach, and Deion Sanders, the legendary ‘Coach Prime,’ seemed like a perfect fit. But reports suggest that the opportunity fizzled out,