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Former NFL Head Coach Floats Wild Name for Next Cowboys HC

Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan mentioned Deion Sanders as a potential head coaching candidate for the Dallas Cowboys.

By Jovan Alford

Oct 6, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks at his play chart against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium.
Oct 6, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks at his play chart against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
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The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a humiliating 34-6 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. It was their fourth-straight loss as the Cowboys are still winless at AT&T Stadium this season.

With the losses piling up, fans and analysts are pondering who could be the next head coach in Dallas. Mike McCarthy entered the 2024 regular season as a lame-duck head coach and hasn’t done much to change that narrative.

If the Cowboys part ways with McCarthy after this season, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick could be their top candidate. While Belichick would be Jerry Jones’ ideal candidate, former NFL head coach and ESPN analyst Rex Ryan threw out a wildcard head coaching candidate on Get Up on Monday.

“Deion Sanders may be in play here. They need something”, Ryan said (h/t Awful Announcing). “They need to have somebody that has the pride in that damn organization. Being a Dallas Cowboy, the pride you take in it… you’re not going to respect Deion Sanders? He’s twice the player you are.”

Before Ryan mentioned Sanders, he talked about how other teams such as the Houston Texans and the Detroit Lions have found success with former players (DeMeco Ryans, Dan Campbell) as head coaches.

Sanders, who played five years with the Dallas Cowboys, has taken the college football world by storm at Jackson State and Colorado. In his three-year run at Jackson St., Sanders led the Tigers to two SWAC titles and two Celebration Bowl appearances.

After that, the Hall of Fame cornerback took his talents to the University of Colorado, where he had a disappointing 4-8 record in 2023. 

However, this season, Sanders has the Buffaloes in the running for a Big 12 title and potentially a playoff spot with a 7-2 record. 

That said, would Sanders entertain an NFL head coaching opportunity? It’s unlikely the former NFL cornerback would consider it, given that he said last year to Mike Fisher of SI.com, “I don’t have any desire or ambition to coach in the NFL.”

Regardless of what the Cowboys decide to do as head coach, this offseason will be must-see TV.

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