by: Dan Morrison 16 minutes ago dan_morrison96
Today, Deion Sanders remains a larger-than-life figure as he coaches the Colorado Buffaloes at the college level. Still, it’s his time as a player in the NFL when Prime became a legend. In particular, his time with the Dallas Cowboys is still remembered fondly today.
Sanders reflected on his time in Dallas while making an appearance on New Heights , hosted by Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce . There, he broke down what made his time there so special, outside of all the winning, and just how important Jerry Jones has been during his time there.
“Unbelievable,” Deion Sanders said. “Unbelievable. I was just going through a personal hell at the time. I left San Fran. You know, I need the challenges in my life. Like, ‘Okay, let me go to San Fran. Oh, we beat the Cowboys. Oh, boom, Jerry Jones wants me to go there. Let me go there and see if we can beat San Fran.’ It’s like I needed challenges in my life. We had a bunch of Florida boys that played for the Cowboys at the time. I said, ‘How is it, man?’ Because I ain’t got no time for jealousy. I ain’t got no time for this. I’ve been in some locker rooms with bull junk. I ain’t got time for that. Mike said, ‘We good over here. We Florida boys over here.’ Emmitt, Mike, Big Nate. You know? Okay, so it was unbelievable, man.”
Coming out of Florida State, Deion Sanders was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. He’d spend time as a two-sport athlete within the city, also playing baseball for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants at times during his career. He’d become the only professional athlete to play in both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the process. After Atlanta, he played one season in San Francisco before landing in Dallas.
Deion Sanders got to Dallas after Jerry Jones had already won two Super Bowls. Sanders had gotten his first with the 49ers. There, the pair would go on to win another. It was a time that would leave an impression on Sanders, as he now thinks of Jones as the best owner the NFL has seen.