It doesn’t appear as though the Deion Sanders show will be making its way to the highest level of football anytime soon.
The two-time Super Bowl champion and current head football coach at the University of Colorado said that his traditional, hard-nosed style wouldn’t mix well with today’s NFL.
“I have a problem with men getting their checks and not doing their jobs,” Sanders, 55, said to SI.com. “I would be too tough as a coach in the NFL because I still have those old-school attributes.”
He also shut down the idea of working for the Cowboys, where he played for five years at the peak of his Hall of Fame career.
“I am cut a little different. I love Jerry Jones. I tremendously love that whole family,” Sanders said.
Sanders said he’s not entertaining being an executive for an NFL team either.
“I am a head coach…I don’t settle for mediocrity whatsoever,” Sanders said.
Sanders, who took over as head coach of the University of the Colorado Buffaloes in December, has been met with criticism as he attempts to overhaul the team.
The Buffaloes, who went 1-11 last year, have seen 52 players enter the transfer portal since his arrival in December, including 18 who entered the portal on one day in April.
Colorado’s rapid and dramatic rebuild comes after Sanders encouraged players to leave the program on his first day addressing the team.
Sanders’ health has also made headlines recently.
News broke last week that he may have to get his foot amputated because of blood flow problems in the area.
During Sanders’ time at Jackson State, where he coached prior to Colorado, he frequently dealt with pain on game days.
“It starts hurting after a few hours, and I have to keep the blood circulating to get movement out of it,” Sanders told Shannon Sharpe on his “Club Shay Shay” podcast.
“Like, I can make it through like three-quarters of a game, then after that, I’m on meds and everything. I’m limping, I’ve got a little stroll at the beginning of the game, and right at the third quarter I’m limping like crazy.”
Sanders’ teams at Jackson State earned a 25-7 record over his three seasons at the helm.