Deion Sanders isn't going to leave Colorado football for just any NFL opportunity. But he could leave Boulder for the right one.
As OutKick's Armando Salguero notes, coaching Shedeur Sanders is the only way Coach Prime is abandoning his head coaching post with the Buffs -- and the Las Vegas Raiders are the only NFL franchise that has a chance to give Deion what he's looking for.
"The Raiders, per sources, are gathering their coach interview list. There has been no indication one way or the other if Sanders is on that list," Salguero wrote.
"That would be the team that makes the most sense for a Shedeur and elder Sanders reunion in the NFL.
"There's more uncertainty. Some team may decide to trade up with the Patriots or Browns or even Tennessee (if they decide to commit to Will Levis at quarterback) to get their picks. But that won't happen until late March or April and those unknown teams trading up will have hired coaches by then that did not need certainty of having Shedeur Sanders on the team."
Sanders admitted Wednesday that he can be swayed to the pros to continue coaching Shedeur, but also acknowledged that that ship has likely sailed.
“You know what? The only way I would consider it is to coach my sons,” Sanders said. “Not son, sons. I love Colorado, I love my Buffaloes, I love everything we’re doing and we’re building and I love Boulder, Colorado.
"This most likely, and I’m pretty much 99-100% sure, will be the last time I’ll have an opportunity to coach my kids."
Truthfully, it probably won't be the last time Deion coaches Shedeur. Where there's a will, there's a way.
And let's not forget that Coach Prime has connections in the NFL he's proud to tout.